Second Assistant Engineer
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Second Assistant Engineer occupation series (code 9933), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Second Assistant Engineer is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 186 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 $107,628 it pays below the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -1.1%
- Pay change
- +0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 13.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #10 of 55
What the Numbers Say About Second Assistant Engineer
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved down 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. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Code 99, the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family, is where the federal government classifies Second Assistant Engineer alongside 54 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Second Assistant Engineer 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 Second Assistant Engineer accounts for 2.7% of them.
Salary Context
How Second Assistant Engineer pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$107,628
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-8.3%
Where Second Assistant Engineer ranks on federal pay
Second Assistant Engineer earns more on average than 59% of federal occupation series (319 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Second Assistant Engineer sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Second Assistant Engineer.
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 |
| Third Assistant Engineer | 184 | $95,672 | 6.9 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Second Assistant Engineer 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 (186 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($107,628 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Second Assistant Engineer 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 Second Assistant Engineer 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.