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OPM FedScope March 2025 Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System)

Assistant Storekeeper

Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Assistant Storekeeper occupation series (code 9994), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (March 2025).

The verdict

Assistant Storekeeper is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 156 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 $43,051 it pays below the federal average of $109,869, and headcount grew 10.6% from the prior period.

Employees
156
Share of workforce
0.0%
Avg salary
$43,051
Avg tenure
5.9 yrs

What the Numbers Say About Assistant Storekeeper

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Assistant Storekeeper occupation (OPM code 9994): 156 people, headcount up 10.6% 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.

The average salary for Assistant Storekeeper is $43,051 per year, placing it 60.8% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved down by -0.9% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 5.9 years, a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce.

Assistant Storekeeper 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 Storekeeper 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.

Assistant Storekeeper makes up 2.5% of the 6,135 employees across the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family, ranking #11 of 51 occupations in that family by headcount.

Employees

156

+10.6% from prior period

Average Salary

$43,051

-0.9%

Avg Length of Service

5.9 yrs

Occupation Family

Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System)

Salary Context

How Assistant Storekeeper pay compares to the federal average of $109,869

Occupation Average

$43,051

Federal Average

$109,869

vs. Federal Avg

-60.8%

Where Assistant Storekeeper ranks on federal pay

Its average salary of $43,051 is higher than 2% of federal occupation series (11 of 634). The highlighted bar marks where Assistant Storekeeper sits in the federal pay distribution.

$16,074132$63,787308$111,499167$159,21223$206,9242$254,6372
Distribution of average salary across all 634 federal occupation series (OPM FedScope) - Assistant Storekeeper is in the highlighted range.

Average-salary distribution across all 634 federal occupation series; Assistant Storekeeper ranks higher than 2%.

Source: OPM FedScope Employment Cubes As of March 2025

10 other occupations in the same family

Occupation Employees Avg Salary
Steward Utilityman 748 $38,354
Ordinary Seaman 712 $38,310
Able Seaman-Maintenance 528 $55,876
Wiper 256 $42,135
Engine Utilityman 254 $49,916
Able Seaman 225 $58,397
Boatswain's Mate 175 $61,606
Third Assistant Engineer 174 $91,616
Second Assistant Engineer 170 $112,614
Third Officer 163 $83,457

Frequently Asked Questions

How many federal employees work as Assistant Storekeeper?
Assistant Storekeeper employs 156 federal workers as of March 2025, a 0.0% share of the total federal civilian workforce.
What is the average salary for Assistant Storekeeper in the federal government?
The average salary for Assistant Storekeeper in the federal government is $43,051 per year, which is 60.8% below the overall federal average of $109,869.
What occupation family does Assistant Storekeeper belong to?
Occupation code 9994, Assistant Storekeeper, sits within the 51-occupation Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family (code 99).
What is the average length of service for Assistant Storekeeper?
Average tenure in the Assistant Storekeeper occupation runs 5.9 years, versus 11.8 years federal-wide.
Is the Assistant Storekeeper workforce growing or shrinking?
The Assistant Storekeeper workforce has grown by 10.6% from the prior period, adding approximately 15 positions.
How does Assistant Storekeeper pay compare to private sector salaries?
Assistant Storekeeper pays $43,051 on average in the federal government, 60.8% below the $109,869 federal-wide average. The BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program tracks the private-sector equivalent for comparison.

Data Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) FedScope Employment Cubes, March 2025. Federal civilian non-seasonal full-time and part-time employees. Data does not include military personnel, postal workers, or intelligence agency staff. Last updated: 2026-03-10.

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