Ship & boat captains & operators

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2024 Workforce

45.1k

Average Age

41.3

Average Salary

$89,158

Average Male Salary

$93,364

Average Female Salary

$54,976

About

Ship & boat captains & operators are most often employed by the Water transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Ship & boat captains & operators was $89,158 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Ship & boat captains & operators are Miami-Dade (South/Outside Urban Development Boundary) & Monroe Counties PUMA, FL, Norfolk City (North) PUMA, VA, and South Central Planning & Development Commission 3--Terrebonne & St. Mary Parishes PUMA, LA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Ship & boat captains & operators are Miami-Dade (South/Outside Urban Development Boundary) & Monroe Counties PUMA, FL, Norfolk City (North) PUMA, VA, and South Central Planning & Development Commission 2--Lafourche & Assumption Parishes PUMA, LA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Ship & boat captains & operators workforce. Ship & boat captains & operators workforce in 2024 was 45,117 people, of which 11% were women and 89% were men.

Ship & boat captains & operators are paid most in Capital Region Planning Commission 7--Tangipahoa & Washington Parishes PUMA, LA but are relatively concentrated in Miami-Dade (South/Outside Urban Development Boundary) & Monroe Counties PUMA, FL.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

40,174

Male Workforce

± 4.92k

4,943

Female Workforce

± 1.73k

The Ship & boat captains & operators workforce in 2024 was 45,117 people (11% women and 89% men). This implies an average annual growth of 9.95% between 2014 (41,034) and 2024 (45,117).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Ship & boat captains & operators.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Maryland ($181,851), Louisiana ($131,424), and South Carolina ($125,891).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$89,158

AVERAGE WAGE

#85 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Ship & boat captains & operators earned an average of $89,158, $19,281 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Ship & boat captains & operators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

In 2024, Ship & boat captains & operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.415, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Ship & boat captains & operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Ship & boat captains & operators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Ship & boat captains & operators and on wages for those in the field. Water transportation is the industry that employs the most Ship & boat captains & operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Ship & boat captains & operators, by average wage, is Business, professional, political, & similar organizations ($170,056).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

45.1k

2024 Workforce

± 5,214

1.93%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.1%

This graphic shows the share of Ship & boat captains & operators employed by various industries. Water transportation employs the largest share of Ship & boat captains & operators at 41.9%, followed by Services incidental to transportation with 30.6% and Scenic & sightseeing transportation with 14.2%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Ship & boat captains & operators in the US. The workforce of Ship & boat captains & operators in 2024 was 45,117 people, with 11% woman, and 89% men. The average age of male Ship & boat captains & operators in the workforce is 42 and of female Ship & boat captains & operators is 35.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Ship & boat captains & operators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Ship & boat captains & operators in 2024 was 45,117 people, with 11% woman, and 89% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (5,815 people), 40 to 44 years (5,464 people), and 35 to 39 years (5,442 people). Among them they concentrated 37.4% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 11.7% of Ship & boat captains & operators workers were Hispanic and 88.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (41.6%), Puerto Rican (21.9)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (11.6)%

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Races

In 2024, 77.1% of the Ship & boat captains & operators workforce were White, of which 9.36% were women and 90.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (10.1%) and Black (6.76%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Ship & boat captains & operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Ship & boat captains & operators is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Transportation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Ship & boat captains & operators in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,642 people), Transportation (2,045 people), and Social Sciences (1,123 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Ship & boat captains & operators workers were High School or Equivalent (17,348 people), Some college (10,036 people), and Bachelors Degree (9,470 people).

The graphic shows the Ship & boat captains & operators workforce by gender and educational level.