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.
Average-salary distribution across all 634 federal occupation series; Supply Officer ranks higher than 64%.
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 | 748 | $38,354 | 4.7 yrs |
| Ordinary Seaman | 712 | $38,310 | 1.7 yrs |
| Able Seaman-Maintenance | 528 | $55,876 | 11.7 yrs |
| Wiper | 256 | $42,135 | 2.5 yrs |
| Engine Utilityman | 254 | $49,916 | 8.1 yrs |
| Able Seaman | 225 | $58,397 | 12.6 yrs |
| Boatswain's Mate | 175 | $61,606 | 17.2 yrs |
| Third Assistant Engineer | 174 | $91,616 | 6.6 yrs |
| Second Assistant Engineer | 170 | $112,614 | 12.6 yrs |
| Third Officer | 163 | $83,457 | 4.3 yrs |
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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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