Able Seaman-Maintenance
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Able Seaman-Maintenance occupation series (code 9925): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Able Seaman-Maintenance is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 556 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family. At an average salary of n/a it pays below the federal average, and headcount grew from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- +1.5%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 11.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #3 of 55
What the Numbers Say About Able Seaman-Maintenance
Headcount moved up versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. Pay moved sideways between the two reporting periods, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Able Seaman-Maintenance sits inside the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family (code 99), which contains 55 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Able Seaman-Maintenance postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family. Able Seaman-Maintenance makes up 8.2% of the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family's 6,786 combined employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (0th percentile) of pay among Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Able Seaman-Maintenance pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Able Seaman-Maintenance ranks on lean federal pay
Able Seaman-Maintenance earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Able Seaman-Maintenance sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Able Seaman-Maintenance.
Related Occupations in Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System)
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steward Utilityman | 646 | n/a | 5.1 yrs |
| Ordinary Seaman | 619 | $42,990 | 2.5 yrs |
| Wiper | 449 | $42,656 | 2.9 yrs |
| Able Seaman | 338 | $51,760 | 12.1 yrs |
| Engine Utilityman | 283 | n/a | 8.5 yrs |
| Third Officer | 249 | n/a | 4.2 yrs |
| Boatswain's Mate | 199 | $60,969 | 16.9 yrs |
| Assistant Storekeeper | 194 | n/a | 6.1 yrs |
| Second Assistant Engineer | 186 | $107,628 | 13.5 yrs |
| Third Assistant Engineer | 184 | $95,672 | 6.9 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Able Seaman-Maintenance outside the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (556 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Able Seaman-Maintenance pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family occupations in the table above, or search current Able Seaman-Maintenance postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.