Cook-Baker

What the Numbers Say About Cook-Baker

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Cook-Baker occupation (OPM code 9976): 62 people, headcount up 3.3% 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.

Cook-Baker pays $57,408 per year on average, 47.7% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving down -3.3% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 11.6 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family (code 99) groups Cook-Baker together with 50 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Cook-Baker 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.

Cook-Baker makes up 1.0% of the 6,135 employees across the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family, ranking #31 of 51 occupations in that family by headcount.