Assistant Cook

What the Numbers Say About Assistant Cook

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Assistant Cook occupation (OPM code 9975): 83 people, headcount down -6.7% versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.

Average tenure in Assistant Cook runs 8.4 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $49,410 per year, 55.0% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 1.8% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.

Assistant Cook sits inside the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family (code 99), which contains 51 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Assistant Cook postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family, Assistant Cook ranks #24 of 51 by headcount, accounting for 1.4% of the family's combined 6,135 employees.