Riverboat Operating
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Riverboat Operating occupation series (code 5784): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Riverboat Operating is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 120 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family. At an average salary of n/a it pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 15 yrs
- Rank in family
- #10 of 15
FedScope read on Riverboat Operating (thin series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved sideways 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. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Code 57, the Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family, is where the federal government classifies Riverboat Operating alongside 14 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Riverboat Operating postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family. Across the Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family, 9,311 employees work in 15 occupations; Riverboat Operating is 1.3% of that headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Riverboat Operating pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Riverboat Operating ranks on lean federal pay
Riverboat Operating earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Riverboat Operating sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Riverboat Operating.
Related Occupations in Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Operating | 4,012 | $61,944 | 12.6 yrs |
| Engineering Equipment Operating | 2,691 | $78,062 | 13.2 yrs |
| Crane Operating | 616 | $90,118 | 13.9 yrs |
| Misc Transportation/mobile Equipment Oper | 512 | $60,267 | 13 yrs |
| Tractor Operating | 437 | $60,593 | 11.6 yrs |
| Small Craft Operating | 225 | $76,720 | 12.5 yrs |
| Deckhand | 192 | $66,505 | 7.3 yrs |
| Ship Operating | 129 | $101,346 | 14.4 yrs |
| Fork Lift Operating | 126 | $67,848 | 12.4 yrs |
| Drill Rig Operating | 78 | $75,988 | 10.3 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Riverboat Operating outside the Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (120 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Riverboat Operating pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Riverboat Operating postings on USAJOBS.
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.