Railroad Maintenance Vehicle Operating

What the Numbers Say About Railroad Maintenance Vehicle Operating

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Railroad Maintenance Vehicle Operating occupation (OPM code 5738): 31 people, headcount down -8.8% 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.

Railroad Maintenance Vehicle Operating pays $66,667 per year on average, 39.3% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 0.7% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 12.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family (code 57) groups Railroad Maintenance Vehicle Operating together with 14 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Railroad Maintenance Vehicle Operating 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/mobile Equipment Operation Family family, Railroad Maintenance Vehicle Operating ranks #15 of 15 by headcount, accounting for 0.3% of the family's combined 10,693 employees.