Highway Safety
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Highway Safety occupation series (code 2125).
The verdict
In the Transportation Group family, Highway Safety counts 169 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 1.2% from the prior period; pay averages $136,818, which pays above the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 169
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $136,818
- Avg tenure
- 16.2 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Highway Safety
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 169 people work in the Highway Safety occupation (OPM code 2125) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -1.2% from 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 Highway Safety runs 16.2 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $136,818 per year, up 0.4% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Highway Safety sits inside the Transportation Group family (code 21), which contains 20 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Highway Safety postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Transportation Group family.
Within the Transportation Group family, Highway Safety ranks #13 of 20 by headcount, accounting for 0.4% of the family's combined 42,428 employees.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Highway Safety pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$136,818
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+16.6%
Where Highway Safety ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $136,818 is higher than 80% of federal occupation series (432 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Highway Safety sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Highway Safety ranks higher than 80%.
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 |
| Dispatching | 1,378 | $58,047 | 10.9 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 |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Highway Safety outside the Transportation Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (169 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($136,818 here).
Key takeaways
- Highway Safety pays above the federal average by 16.6% ($136,818 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 80th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 169 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 1.2% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Highway Safety ranks #427 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Transportation Group family, Highway Safety ranks #13 of 20 by headcount, accounting for 0.4% of the family's combined 42,428 employees.
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.