Miscellaneous Vessel Jobs

What the Numbers Say About Miscellaneous Vessel Jobs

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Miscellaneous Vessel Jobs occupation (OPM code 9901): 75 people, headcount down -5.1% 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 Miscellaneous Vessel Jobs runs 3.3 years, a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce. Pay averages $55,580 per year, 49.4% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 4.3% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

Miscellaneous Vessel Jobs sits inside the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family (code 99), which contains 51 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Miscellaneous Vessel Jobs 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, Miscellaneous Vessel Jobs ranks #27 of 51 by headcount, accounting for 1.2% of the family's combined 6,135 employees.