Assistant Damage Control Officer
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Assistant Damage Control Officer occupation series (code 9915), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Assistant Damage Control Officer is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 46 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 of $117,339, and headcount declined 2.1% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 46
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 16.1 yrs
FedScope read on Assistant Damage Control Officer (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Assistant Damage Control Officer occupation (OPM code 9915): 46 people, headcount down -2.1% 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 16.1 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages n/a per year, 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 54 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Assistant Damage Control Officer postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family.
Inside the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family (55 occupations, 6,786 employees combined), Assistant Damage Control Officer holds the #39 spot by headcount, a 0.7% share of the family total.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Assistant Damage Control Officer pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Assistant Damage Control Officer ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of n/a is higher than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Assistant Damage Control Officer sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Assistant Damage Control Officer ranks higher than 0%.
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 |
| Able Seaman-Maintenance | 556 | n/a | 11.2 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 |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Assistant Damage Control Officer 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 thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (46 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Assistant Damage Control Officer pays below the federal average by 100.0% (n/a vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 46 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 2.1% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Assistant Damage Control Officer ranks #546 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family (55 occupations, 6,786 employees combined), Assistant Damage Control Officer holds the #39 spot by headcount, a 0.7% share of the family total.
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.