Tractor Operating Federal Employee Pay and Staffing

March 2025 workforce snapshot. The Tractor Operating occupation series had 504 employees with an average salary of $60,174.

504 employees in this occupation series

$60,174 average pay

Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Family occupation family

Veterans Health Administration largest agency for this occupation

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Occupation family

Tractor Operating is reported under the Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Family family in the latest OPM summary.

Agencies that employ the most Tractor Operating staff

These are the agencies with the biggest reported headcount in this occupation series.

Agency	Department	Employees	Total salary expense	Average pay	Share of occupation
Veterans Health Administration	Department of Veterans Affairs	128	$7,343,902	$57,374	25.4%
National Park Service	Department of the Interior	57	$3,280,113	$57,546	11.3%
Air Force Materiel Command	Department of Defense	52	$3,306,560	$63,588	10.3%
United States Army Installation Management Command	Department of Defense	32	$1,919,316	$59,979	6.3%
National Cemetery Administration	Department of Veterans Affairs	19	$1,169,792	$61,568	3.8%
Agricultural Research Service	Department of Agriculture	15	$822,795	$54,853	3.0%
Forest Service	Department of Agriculture	12	$655,752	$54,646	2.4%
U.s. Marine Corps	Department of Defense	12	$799,824	$66,652	2.4%
Naval Air Systems Command	Department of Defense	11	$627,352	$57,032	2.2%

Common pay plans for Tractor Operating

This shows the pay plans most commonly attached to this occupation series in the latest OPM summary.

Pay plan	Employees	Average pay	Share of occupation
WG	317	$59,259	62.9%
XA	21	$54,297	4.2%

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Occupation totals come from the latest OPM FedScope Employment Summary Data (March 2025).