Engine Utilityman
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Engine Utilityman occupation series (code 9957), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 283 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Engine Utilityman ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family, and headcount edged up from the prior period. Its average salary of n/a pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- +0.4%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 8.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #6 of 55
What the Numbers Say About Engine Utilityman
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. Pay moved sideways between the two reporting periods, 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.
Code 99, the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family, is where the federal government classifies Engine Utilityman alongside 54 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Engine Utilityman 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 Engine Utilityman accounts for 4.2% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Engine Utilityman pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Engine Utilityman ranks on lean federal pay
Engine Utilityman earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Engine Utilityman sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Engine Utilityman.
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 |
| 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 |
| Third Assistant Engineer | 184 | $95,672 | 6.9 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Engine Utilityman 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 headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (283 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Engine Utilityman 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 Engine Utilityman 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.