Marine Cargo
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Marine Cargo occupation series (code 2161): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Marine Cargo is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 44 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Transportation Group family. At an average salary of n/a it pays below the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -4.3%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 14 yrs
- Rank in family
- #17 of 20
FedScope read on Marine Cargo (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, 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, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.
Code 21, the Transportation Group family, is where the federal government classifies Marine Cargo alongside 19 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Marine Cargo postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Transportation Group family. Across the Transportation Group family, 42,428 employees work in 20 occupations; Marine Cargo is 0.1% of that headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Marine Cargo pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Marine Cargo ranks on lean federal pay
Marine Cargo earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Marine Cargo sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Marine Cargo.
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 peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Marine Cargo outside the Transportation Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (44 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Marine Cargo 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 Marine Cargo 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.