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Crew Breakdown of an Imperial-class Star Destroyer

Imperial-class Star Destroyers have at least 37,000 officers and crew, additionally a complement of stormtroopers (one division or legion), would total 46,700. This would include 9,235 officers and 27,850 enlisted personnel, a stormtrooper detachment of 9,700, Flight crew and maintenance, gunners, and support staff such as flag staff and intelligence.

Command Officers/ Departments/ Divisions

At the top is the ship’s Commanding Officer (CO), who is ultimately responsible for the entire ship and the assigned mission. Next in line is the Executive Officer (XO), from the XO on down, the ship’s individual functions are handled by the ship’s company via different departments. Each department is subdivided into divisions with personnel manning these divisions assigned to "Watches," "Sections," or both.

Commanding Officer: Commands the ship, storm trooper and flight compliment, holding the rank of Line Captain.
Line Department Heads: Executive Officer (Commander or Junior Captain), Flight Group (Captain), Stormtroops (Colonel)
Department Heads: Wing Commander (Commander), Support Wing Commander (Commander), Officer of the Deck, Operations Officer, Chief Engineer (Lt Commander).
Section Heads: Squadron Leader (Lt Commander), Second Engineer, Watch, or Shift supervisor (Lieutenant).
Unit Leads: Flight Leader, platoon leader, battery officer (Lieutenant).
Element Leads: Element Leader, platoon leader, holding the rank of a grade of lieutenant.

A Stormtrooper Legion (9,813) has 8,192 enlisted men to the 1,620 officers, with a ratio of 5:1, where as Navy only has a ratio of 3:1. This unusually high ratio can be explained by enlisted jobs being taken up by droids, more positions requiring technical training to officer or warrant grade, and also including warrant officers in the officer numbers.

The enlisted ranks comprised the Navy's specialists, security personnel, and technicians. Imperial Navy crewmen manned ship stations and maintained systems, monitoring the various instruments on various vessels. Crewmen often worked in sunken pits on the bridge, ostensibly to keep them focused on their work, but also as an intimidation measure.

Ships Commander
Line Captain
Administration (headed by XO) - Commander
Political
Strategic
ISB/ Navy Intelligence
Security/ Naval Trooper Detachment
Training
Supply & Logistics Department - Lt. Commander
Medical Department - Lt. Commander
Intelligence Department - Lt. Commander
Stormtrooper Legion - Colonel
Weapons Department - Lt. Commander
Weapons Sensors - Lieutenant
Weapon Battery 1, 2, etc.
Ordiance Division
Weapons Maintenance
Hanger Ops, Flight Group Captain (CAG)
Starfighters (headed by Starfighter Wing Commander)
Shuttles (headed by Shuttle Wing Commander)
Maintenance Department
Weapons Department
Landing Signal Department
Hangar Management
Search & Rescue
Engineering Department - Lt. Commander
Reactor Division
Propulsion Division
Hyperdrive Division
Mechanical Division
Electrical Division
Computer Division
Engineering Division
Services Division
Maintenance Division
Deck Department - Officer of the Deck - Lt. Commander
Watch
Helm
Navigation
Coordination w/ flight control
Main Engine Control
Damage Control Division
Operations Department - Lt. Commander
Sensors Division
Space Traffic Control
Fire Control
Astrogation Division
Shields Division
Communications Division
Electronic Warfare Division
Additional Special Staff
Flag Officer CO /RA /VA /Admiral
ISB Head Of Security Commander
imperial Navy Intelligence
Imperial Supply Fleet

Numbers Comparison

Class Officers Enlisted Gunners Stormtroopers
Arquitens-class light cruiser Legends 750 officers, enlisted crew and pilots 100 Passengers
Victory I-class Legends 4,798 2,040
Victory II-class Legends 5,881 226 1,600
Imperial I-class Cannon 9,235 27,850 9,700
Legends 9,235 27,850 275 9,700
Imperial II-class Cannon 9,200 27,850 9,700
Legends 37,085 - 37,105 330 9,700
Executor-class Cannon ? ? ? ?
Legends 279,144 1,590 38,000

Notes

References

The Rancor Pit Forum Index -> Ships, Vehicles, Equipment, and Tech -> Let's talk Star Destroyers! https://rancorpit.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4448&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=540
Fas.org TYPICAL SHIP ORGANIZATION https://fas.org/irp/doddir/navy/rfs/part04.htm