Motor Carrier Safety

What the Numbers Say About Motor Carrier Safety

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 511 people work in the Motor Carrier Safety occupation (OPM code 2123) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved up by 8.0% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Average tenure in Motor Carrier Safety runs 11.3 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $89,300 per year, 18.7% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 0.6% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.

Code 21, the Transportation Group family, is where the federal government classifies Motor Carrier Safety alongside 18 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Motor Carrier Safety 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.

Inside the Transportation Group family (19 occupations, 44,430 employees combined), Motor Carrier Safety holds the #10 spot by headcount, a 1.2% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (42nd percentile) of pay among Transportation Group occupations.