Series 2150

Transportation Operations

Transportation operations specialists who plan and run the movement of people and cargo by road, rail, air, or water, including terminals and shipping operations. Most jobs are with the Air Force.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

2100 Transportation Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 371
Open now: 11
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+17%)
Demand score: 80/100
Remote opportunity score: 45/100
Veteran opportunity score: 88/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-9 to GS-13

Most common promotion potential: GS-11

GS pay plan, used by 96% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$89,508 to $116,362 per year

Median of the yearly salary ranges in posted announcements.

Who can apply

Share of job postings in the last 12 months, by who the announcement was open to.

Open to the public: 16%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 84%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 78%
Telework eligible (open now): 45%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of the Air Force (205)
Department of the Navy (62)
Department of the Army (45)
Department of Homeland Security (40)
General Services Administration (9)

Top states

Illinois (71)
California (42)
Virginia (37)
Hawaii (33)
Texas (30)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings are spread fairly evenly through the year, so there is no clear best month to look.

Typical postings for series 2150 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	5% below average
February	About average
March	About average
April	About average
May	About average
June	About average
July	5% below average
August	13% above average
September	About average
October	7% above average
November	About average
December	14% below average

Postings by fiscal year

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal years 2025 and 2026 include the government-wide hiring freeze that began in January 2025.

Job announcements for series 2150 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	299
FY 2019	360
FY 2020	297
FY 2021	359
FY 2022	400
FY 2023	476
FY 2024	476
FY 2025	271
FY 2026	337

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 2150 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	30
Jan 2026	26
Feb 2026	31
Mar 2026	35
Apr 2026	46
May 2026	38
Jun 2026	28
Jul 2026	23
Aug 2026	23
Sep 2026	42
Oct 2026	39
Nov 2026 (month to date)	10

2152 Air Traffic Control 1,177 postings in 12 months
2101 Transportation Specialist 971 postings in 12 months
2102 Transportation Clerk and Assistant 689 postings in 12 months
2181 Aircraft Operation 372 postings in 12 months
2151 Dispatching 342 postings in 12 months

About this data

Job numbers come from the USAJOBS API: 244,223 job announcements opened from December 1, 2025 to November 15, 2026, plus 12,260 announcements open on November 15, 2026. Canceled announcements are not counted. Series descriptions summarize the OPM Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families.

These figures describe posted job announcements, not hiring outcomes. Always read the official announcement and its qualification requirements before applying. How the scores are calculated.