Railroad Safety
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Railroad Safety occupation series (code 2121).
The verdict
With 497 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Railroad Safety ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Transportation Group family, and headcount declined 0.6% from the prior period. Its average salary of $119,966 pays near the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 497
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $119,966
- Avg tenure
- 14.1 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Railroad Safety
Federal agencies employ 497 people in the Railroad Safety occupation (OPM code 2121), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -0.6% 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.
The average salary for Railroad Safety is $119,966 per year. Salaries moved down by -0.1% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. Average length of service in this role is 14.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Railroad Safety sits inside the Transportation Group family (code 21), which contains 20 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Railroad Safety postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Transportation Group family.
Within the Transportation Group family, Railroad Safety ranks #9 of 20 by headcount, accounting for 1.2% of the family's combined 42,428 employees.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Railroad Safety pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$119,966
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+2.2%
Where Railroad Safety ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $119,966 is higher than 67% of federal occupation series (364 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Railroad Safety sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Railroad Safety ranks higher than 67%.
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 |
| Motor Carrier Safety | 467 | $94,322 | 12 yrs |
| Aircrew Technician | 374 | n/a | 13.5 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Railroad Safety outside the Transportation Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (497 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($119,966 here).
Key takeaways
- Railroad Safety pays near the federal average by 2.2% ($119,966 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 67th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 497 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.6% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Railroad Safety ranks #292 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Transportation Group family, Railroad Safety ranks #9 of 20 by headcount, accounting for 1.2% 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.