Transportation Student Trainee
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Transportation Student Trainee occupation series (code 2199), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 35 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Transportation Student Trainee ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Transportation Group family, and headcount grew from the prior period. Its average salary of $46,239 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- +34.6%
- Pay change
- -0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 1.3 yrs
- Rank in family
- #18 of 20
FedScope read on Transportation Student Trainee (thin series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce. Headcount moved up 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. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Transportation Student Trainee sits inside the Transportation Group family (code 21), which contains 20 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Transportation Student Trainee postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Transportation Group family. The Transportation Group family totals 42,428 employees, and Transportation Student Trainee accounts for 0.1% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Transportation Student Trainee pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$46,239
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-60.6%
Where Transportation Student Trainee ranks on lean federal pay
Transportation Student Trainee earns more on average than 4% of federal occupation series (19 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Transportation Student Trainee sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Transportation Student Trainee.
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 |
| 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 |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Transportation Student Trainee outside the Transportation Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (35 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($46,239 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Transportation Student Trainee pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Transportation Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Transportation Student Trainee postings on USAJOBS.
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.