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 of $117,339.
- Employees
- 120
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 15 yrs
FedScope read on Riverboat Operating (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Riverboat Operating occupation (OPM code 5784): 120 people, headcount sideways 0.0% 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 Riverboat Operating runs 15 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. 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 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.
Within the Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family, Riverboat Operating ranks #10 of 15 by headcount, accounting for 1.3% of the family's combined 9,311 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Riverboat Operating pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Riverboat Operating 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 Riverboat Operating sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Riverboat Operating ranks higher than 0%.
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
- Riverboat Operating 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: 120 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Riverboat Operating ranks #460 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family, Riverboat Operating ranks #10 of 15 by headcount, accounting for 1.3% of the family's combined 9,311 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.