Series 2101

Transportation Specialist

Transportation specialists who manage or analyze transportation work that spans several areas, such as moving freight and people, transportation safety, and transportation programs.

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: 971
Open now: 100
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+37%)
Demand score: 91/100
Remote opportunity score: 58/100
Veteran opportunity score: 40/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-9 to GS-13

Most common promotion potential: GS-13

GS pay plan, used by 89% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$94,531 to $141,880 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: 27%
Telework eligible (open now): 58%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Transportation (512)
Department of the Air Force (173)
Department of Veterans Affairs (78)
Department of Homeland Security (54)
Department of the Army (49)

Top states

Illinois (96)
California (92)
Texas (83)
Florida (77)
Colorado (67)

Hiring patterns

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

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings usually peak in March and are lowest in November.

Typical postings for series 2101 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	About average
February	About average
March	18% above average
April	5% above average
May	About average
June	8% below average
July	About average
August	6% above average
September	5% below average
October	About average
November	20% below average
December	About 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 2101 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	1,350
FY 2019	1,221
FY 2020	950
FY 2021	829
FY 2022	1,009
FY 2023	1,096
FY 2024	1,039
FY 2025	706
FY 2026	869

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 2101 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	83
Jan 2026	74
Feb 2026	59
Mar 2026	94
Apr 2026	122
May 2026	72
Jun 2026	62
Jul 2026	75
Aug 2026	91
Sep 2026	84
Oct 2026	111
Nov 2026 (month to date)	44

2152 Air Traffic Control 1,177 postings in 12 months
2102 Transportation Clerk and Assistant 689 postings in 12 months
2181 Aircraft Operation 372 postings in 12 months
2150 Transportation Operations 371 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.