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Federal occupational series 2152

Air Traffic Control

There are 60 open federal jobs in occupational series 2152 (Air Traffic Control) as of October 12, 2026; the median advertised salary is $140,986.

The government made 2,474 hires in this series over the last twelve months against 60 postings live here today — roughly 41 hires for every advertised role. Most of this hiring never reaches a job board.

Ayla Research · OPM Federal Workforce Data · through Aug 2026
2,474
Hires, 12 months
GS-11
Most common hiring grade
$48,251
Median pay at hire
60
Advertised here today

What grade the government hires at

Every General Schedule hire into series 2152 over the last twelve months, by grade. The most common entry point is GS-11.

GS-10 27 17.2%
GS-11 67 42.7%
GS-12 61 38.9%
GS-13 2 1.3%

157 General Schedule hires. Hires under other pay plans (wage grade, senior executive, and the excepted schedules) are not shown here.

Where it is hiring

Top agencies
Department of Transportation2,313
Department of the Air Force106
Department of the Army36
Department of the Navy19
Top states
Washington, D.C.1,998
Florida34
Texas29
California21
Alaska18
Colorado14
North Carolina14
New York13

Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months. OPM suppressed the duty location on 7% of hires in this series — small offices where a state would identify the individual — so the state table ranks the disclosed remainder, not all 2,474 hires.

Related occupations

Other series in the Transportation group (2100), by federal hires over the same twelve months.