Assistant Damage Control Officer

What the Numbers Say About Assistant Damage Control Officer

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Assistant Damage Control Officer occupation (OPM code 9915): 42 people, headcount up 5.0% 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 Damage Control Officer runs 15.2 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $100,653 per year, 8.4% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and down 0.0% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.

Code 99, the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family, is where the federal government classifies Assistant Damage Control Officer alongside 50 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Assistant Damage Control Officer 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.

Inside the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family (51 occupations, 6,135 employees combined), Assistant Damage Control Officer holds the #37 spot by headcount, a 0.7% share of the family total.