Transportation Student Trainee

What the Numbers Say About Transportation Student Trainee

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Transportation Student Trainee occupation (OPM code 2199): 67 people, headcount down -16.3% 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 Transportation Student Trainee runs 1 years, a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce. Pay averages $46,911 per year, 57.3% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 1.2% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.

Transportation Student Trainee sits inside the Transportation Group family (code 21), which contains 19 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Transportation Student Trainee 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.

Transportation Student Trainee makes up 0.2% of the 44,430 employees across the Transportation Group family, ranking #17 of 19 occupations in that family by headcount.