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OPM FedScope March 2025 Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System)

Supply Officer

Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Supply Officer occupation series (code 9991), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (March 2025).

The verdict

In the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family, Supply Officer counts 44 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 15.8% from the prior period; pay averages $103,820, which pays near the federal-wide $109,869.

Employees
44
Share of workforce
0.0%
Avg salary
$103,820
Avg tenure
20.7 yrs

What the Numbers Say About Supply Officer

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Supply Officer occupation (OPM code 9991): 44 people, headcount up 15.8% 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 Supply Officer runs 20.7 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $103,820 per year, 5.5% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and down 0.0% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.

The Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family (code 99) groups Supply Officer together with 50 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Supply 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.

Within the Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family, Supply Officer ranks #36 of 51 by headcount, accounting for 0.7% of the family's combined 6,135 employees.

Employees

44

+15.8% from prior period

Average Salary

$103,820

0.0%

Avg Length of Service

20.7 yrs

Occupation Family

Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System)

Salary Context

How Supply Officer pay compares to the federal average of $109,869

Occupation Average

$103,820

Federal Average

$109,869

vs. Federal Avg

-5.5%

Where Supply Officer ranks on federal pay

Its average salary of $103,820 is higher than 64% of federal occupation series (407 of 634). The highlighted bar marks where Supply Officer sits in the federal pay distribution.

$16,074132$63,787308$111,499167$159,21223$206,9242$254,6372
Distribution of average salary across all 634 federal occupation series (OPM FedScope) - Supply Officer is in the highlighted range.

Average-salary distribution across all 634 federal occupation series; Supply Officer ranks higher than 64%.

Source: OPM FedScope Employment Cubes As of March 2025

10 other occupations in the same family

Occupation Employees Avg Salary
Steward Utilityman 748 $38,354
Ordinary Seaman 712 $38,310
Able Seaman-Maintenance 528 $55,876
Wiper 256 $42,135
Engine Utilityman 254 $49,916
Able Seaman 225 $58,397
Boatswain's Mate 175 $61,606
Third Assistant Engineer 174 $91,616
Second Assistant Engineer 170 $112,614
Third Officer 163 $83,457

Frequently Asked Questions

How many federal employees work as Supply Officer?
There are 44 federal employees in the Supply Officer occupation as of March 2025. This represents 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce.
What is the average salary for Supply Officer in the federal government?
Compared to the $109,869 federal-wide average, Supply Officer pays 5.5% less: an average of $103,820 per year.
What occupation family does Supply Officer belong to?
Occupation code 9991, Supply Officer, sits within the 51-occupation Vessel Jobs Family (excluded From the Federal Wage System) family (code 99).
What is the average length of service for Supply Officer?
Average tenure in the Supply Officer occupation runs 20.7 years, versus 11.8 years federal-wide.
Is the Supply Officer workforce growing or shrinking?
The Supply Officer workforce has grown by 15.8% from the prior period, adding approximately 6 positions.
How does Supply Officer pay compare to private sector salaries?
Supply Officer pays $103,820 on average in the federal government, 5.5% below the $109,869 federal-wide average. The BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program tracks the private-sector equivalent for comparison.

Data Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) FedScope Employment Cubes, March 2025. Federal civilian non-seasonal full-time and part-time employees. Data does not include military personnel, postal workers, or intelligence agency staff. Last updated: 2026-03-10.

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