Marine Cargo

What the Numbers Say About Marine Cargo

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Marine Cargo occupation (OPM code 2161): 58 people, headcount up 1.8% 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 Marine Cargo runs 9.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $77,434 per year, 29.5% 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 Marine Cargo alongside 18 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Marine Cargo 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, Marine Cargo ranks #18 of 19 by headcount, accounting for 0.1% of the family's combined 44,430 employees.