Chief Electrician

What the Numbers Say About Chief Electrician

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Chief Electrician occupation (OPM code 9939): 28 people, headcount up 7.7% 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 Chief Electrician 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 $74,577 per year, 32.1% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 0.7% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.

The Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family (code 99) groups Chief Electrician together with 50 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Chief Electrician 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, Chief Electrician ranks #43 of 51 by headcount, accounting for 0.5% of the family's combined 6,135 employees.