Transportation Clerk and Assistant
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Transportation Clerk and Assistant occupation series (code 2102), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Transportation Clerk and Assistant is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 2,525 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Transportation Group family. At an average salary of $55,598 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 10.8% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 2,525
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $55,598
- Avg tenure
- 11.3 yrs
FedScope read on Transportation Clerk and Assistant (dense series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 2,525 people work in the Transportation Clerk and Assistant occupation (OPM code 2102) across federal agencies, 0.1% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -10.8% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Transportation Clerk and Assistant pays $55,598 per year on average, moving down -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). Employees in this role stay an average of 11.3 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 19 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Transportation Clerk and Assistant postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Transportation Group family.
Inside the Transportation Group family (20 occupations, 42,428 employees combined), Transportation Clerk and Assistant holds the #3 spot by headcount, a 6.0% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (7th percentile) of pay among Transportation Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Transportation Clerk and Assistant pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$55,598
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-52.6%
Where Transportation Clerk and Assistant ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $55,598 is higher than 9% of federal occupation series (50 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Transportation Clerk and Assistant sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Transportation Clerk and Assistant ranks higher than 9%.
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Transportation Clerk and Assistant 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 (2,525 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($55,598 here).
Key takeaways
- Transportation Clerk and Assistant pays below the federal average by 52.6% ($55,598 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 9th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 2,525 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 10.8% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Transportation Clerk and Assistant ranks #136 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), Transportation Clerk and Assistant holds the #3 spot by headcount, a 6.0% 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.