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, and headcount grew from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- +4.2%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 13.1 yrs
- Rank in family
- #16 of 55
FedScope read on Electronics Technician (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved up 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.
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. The Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family totals 6,786 employees, and Electronics Technician accounts for 1.8% of them.
Salary Context
How Electronics Technician pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$90,868
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-22.6%
Where Electronics Technician ranks on federal pay
Electronics Technician earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Electronics Technician.
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
- Place Electronics Technician pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family occupations in the table above, or search current Electronics Technician postings on USAJOBS.
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.