Freight Rate

What the Numbers Say About Freight Rate

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Freight Rate occupation (OPM code 2131): 187 people, headcount down -3.6% 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.

Average tenure in Freight Rate runs 13.3 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $65,583 per year, 40.3% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 2.2% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

Code 21, the Transportation Group family, is where the federal government classifies Freight Rate alongside 18 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Freight Rate postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the Transportation Group family, Freight Rate ranks #15 of 19 by headcount, accounting for 0.4% of the family's combined 44,430 employees.