Series 1825

Aviation Safety

Aviation safety inspectors who make sure aircraft, pilots, mechanics, and airlines follow federal aviation safety rules. Most jobs are with the Federal Aviation Administration.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

1800 Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 790
Open now: 56
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Steady (+1%)
Demand score: 89/100
Remote opportunity score: 98/100
Veteran opportunity score: 11/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

FG-13 to FG-14

Most common promotion potential: FG-14

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

Typical posted salary range

$107,446 to $141,455 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: 9%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 91%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 8%
Telework eligible (open now): 98%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Transportation (765)
Department of Agriculture (15)
Department of the Interior (5)
Department of Homeland Security (4)
Department of the Navy (1)

Top states

Texas (145)
Florida (90)
Georgia (88)
Colorado (83)
Illinois (55)

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 1825 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	About average
February	About average
March	13% above average
April	7% above average
May	About average
June	6% above average
July	7% above average
August	6% above average
September	10% below average
October	10% below average
November	15% below average
December	6% 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 1825 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	515
FY 2019	605
FY 2020	582
FY 2021	562
FY 2022	588
FY 2023	558
FY 2024	562
FY 2025	565
FY 2026	684

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 1825 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	47
Jan 2026	60
Feb 2026	70
Mar 2026	73
Apr 2026	72
May 2026	66
Jun 2026	71
Jul 2026	77
Aug 2026	64
Sep 2026	71
Oct 2026	81
Nov 2026 (month to date)	38

1801 General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance 2,385 postings in 12 months
1802 Compliance Inspection and Support 1,429 postings in 12 months
1811 Criminal Investigation 1,214 postings in 12 months
1896 Border Patrol Enforcement 689 postings in 12 months
1862 Consumer Safety Inspection 434 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.