Traffic Management
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Traffic Management occupation series (code 2130): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Traffic Management is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 1,400 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Transportation Group family. At an average salary of $119,205 it pays near the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 12.8% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 1,400
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $119,205
- Avg tenure
- 15.8 yrs
FedScope read on Traffic Management (dense series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 1,400 people work in the Traffic Management occupation (OPM code 2130) across federal agencies, 0.1% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -12.8% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Average tenure in Traffic Management runs 15.8 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $119,205 per year, 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 Traffic Management alongside 19 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Traffic Management postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Transportation Group family.
Inside the Transportation Group family (20 occupations, 42,428 employees combined), Traffic Management holds the #6 spot by headcount, a 3.3% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (47th percentile) of pay among Transportation Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Traffic Management pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$119,205
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+1.6%
Where Traffic Management ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $119,205 is higher than 67% of federal occupation series (361 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Traffic Management sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Traffic Management 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 |
| Dispatching | 1,378 | $58,047 | 10.9 yrs |
| Technical Systems Program Manager | 672 | $191,580 | 24.5 yrs |
| Railroad Safety | 497 | $119,966 | 14.1 yrs |
| Motor Carrier Safety | 467 | $94,322 | 12 yrs |
| Aircrew Technician | 374 | n/a | 13.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Traffic Management outside the Transportation Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (1,400 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($119,205 here).
Key takeaways
- Traffic Management pays near the federal average by 1.6% ($119,205 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 67th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 1,400 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 12.8% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Traffic Management ranks #182 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Transportation Group family (20 occupations, 42,428 employees combined), Traffic Management holds the #6 spot by headcount, a 3.3% share of the family total.
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.