Dispatching
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Dispatching occupation series (code 2151).
The verdict
In the Transportation Group family, Dispatching counts 1,378 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $58,047, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -4.7%
- Pay change
- +0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 10.9 yrs
- Rank in family
- #7 of 20
FedScope read on Dispatching (dense 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 down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. 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.
Code 21, the Transportation Group family, is where the federal government classifies Dispatching alongside 19 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Dispatching postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Transportation Group family. The Transportation Group family totals 42,428 employees, and Dispatching accounts for 3.2% of them. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (13th percentile) of pay among Transportation Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Dispatching pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$58,047
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-50.5%
Where Dispatching ranks on lean federal pay
Dispatching earns more on average than 11% of federal occupation series (62 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Dispatching sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Dispatching.
Related Occupations in Transportation Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Traffic Control | 21,627 | $153,037 | 13.7 yrs |
| Transportation Specialist | 8,313 | $123,621 | 16.6 yrs |
| Transportation Clerk and Assistant | 2,525 | $55,598 | 11.3 yrs |
| Aircraft Operation | 2,432 | $149,284 | 15.2 yrs |
| Transportation Operations | 1,900 | $105,349 | 16.3 yrs |
| Traffic Management | 1,400 | $119,205 | 15.8 yrs |
| Technical Systems Program Manager | 672 | $191,580 | 24.5 yrs |
| Railroad Safety | 497 | $119,966 | 14.1 yrs |
| Motor Carrier Safety | 467 | $94,322 | 12 yrs |
| Aircrew Technician | 374 | n/a | 13.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Dispatching outside the Transportation Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (1,378 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($58,047 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Dispatching 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 Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Dispatching 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.