Transportation Clerk and Assistant

What the Numbers Say About Transportation Clerk and Assistant

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 3,294 people work in the Transportation Clerk and Assistant occupation (OPM code 2102) across federal agencies, 0.1% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -0.7% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Transportation Clerk and Assistant pays $57,038 per year on average, 48.1% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 2.6% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 8.9 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Transportation Group family (code 21) groups Transportation Clerk and Assistant together with 18 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Transportation Clerk and Assistant 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.

Inside the Transportation Group family (19 occupations, 44,430 employees combined), Transportation Clerk and Assistant holds the #3 spot by headcount, a 7.4% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (5th percentile) of pay among Transportation Group occupations.