Ship's Communication Officer

What the Numbers Say About Ship's Communication Officer

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Ship's Communication Officer occupation (OPM code 9908): 66 people, headcount sideways 0.0% 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 Ship's Communication Officer runs 17.6 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $96,916 per year, 11.8% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and down -1.1% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.

Code 99, the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family, is where the federal government classifies Ship's Communication Officer alongside 50 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Ship's Communication Officer 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.

Ship's Communication Officer makes up 1.1% of the 6,135 employees across the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family, ranking #29 of 51 occupations in that family by headcount.