Braking-Switching and Conducting
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Braking-Switching and Conducting occupation series (code 5736), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Braking-Switching and Conducting is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 46 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family. At an average salary of n/a it pays below the federal average, and headcount grew from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- +2.2%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 11.4 yrs
- Rank in family
- #13 of 15
FedScope read on Braking-Switching and Conducting (thin series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved up versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
The Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family (code 57) groups Braking-Switching and Conducting together with 14 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Braking-Switching and Conducting postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family. Across the Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family, 9,311 employees work in 15 occupations; Braking-Switching and Conducting is 0.5% of that headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Braking-Switching and Conducting pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Braking-Switching and Conducting ranks on lean federal pay
Braking-Switching and Conducting earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Braking-Switching and Conducting sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Braking-Switching and Conducting.
Related Occupations in Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Operating | 4,012 | $61,944 | 12.6 yrs |
| Engineering Equipment Operating | 2,691 | $78,062 | 13.2 yrs |
| Crane Operating | 616 | $90,118 | 13.9 yrs |
| Misc Transportation/mobile Equipment Oper | 512 | $60,267 | 13 yrs |
| Tractor Operating | 437 | $60,593 | 11.6 yrs |
| Small Craft Operating | 225 | $76,720 | 12.5 yrs |
| Deckhand | 192 | $66,505 | 7.3 yrs |
| Ship Operating | 129 | $101,346 | 14.4 yrs |
| Fork Lift Operating | 126 | $67,848 | 12.4 yrs |
| Riverboat Operating | 120 | n/a | 15 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Braking-Switching and Conducting outside the Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (46 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Braking-Switching and Conducting pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Braking-Switching and Conducting postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.