Electronics Technician
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Electronics Technician occupation series (code 9944): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Electronics Technician is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 125 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 $90,868 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount grew 4.2% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 125
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $90,868
- Avg tenure
- 13.1 yrs
FedScope read on Electronics Technician (thin series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 125 people work in the Electronics Technician occupation (OPM code 9944) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved up by 4.2% from 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 Electronics Technician is $90,868 per year. Salaries moved down by 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. Average length of service in this role is 13.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Code 99, the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family, is where the federal government classifies Electronics Technician alongside 54 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Electronics Technician postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family.
Within the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family, Electronics Technician ranks #16 of 55 by headcount, accounting for 1.8% of the family's combined 6,786 employees.
Salary Context
How Electronics Technician pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$90,868
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-22.6%
Where Electronics Technician ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $90,868 is higher than 46% of federal occupation series (247 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Electronics Technician sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Electronics Technician ranks higher than 46%.
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 Electronics Technician 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 (125 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($90,868 here).
Key takeaways
- Electronics Technician pays below the federal average by 22.6% ($90,868 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 46th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 125 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 4.2% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Electronics Technician ranks #454 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family, Electronics Technician ranks #16 of 55 by headcount, accounting for 1.8% of the family's combined 6,786 employees.
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.