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 of $117,339, and headcount declined 4.3% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 44
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 14 yrs
FedScope read on Marine Cargo (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Marine Cargo occupation (OPM code 2161): 44 people, headcount down -4.3% 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 14 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages n/a per year, down 0.0% from the prior period, 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 Marine Cargo alongside 19 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Marine Cargo postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Transportation Group family.
Within the Transportation Group family, Marine Cargo ranks #17 of 20 by headcount, accounting for 0.1% of the family's combined 42,428 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Marine Cargo pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Marine Cargo ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of n/a is higher 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; Marine Cargo ranks higher than 0%.
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
- Marine Cargo pays below the federal average by 100.0% (n/a vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 44 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 4.3% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Marine Cargo ranks #551 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Transportation Group family, Marine Cargo ranks #17 of 20 by headcount, accounting for 0.1% 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.