Marine engineers & naval architects

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2019 Workforce

12.6k

Average Age

44.1

Estimated Job Growth

12.2%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$81,825

Average Male Salary

$81,865

Average Female Salary

$81,229

About

Marine engineers & naval architects are most often employed by the Ship & boat building industry. The average yearly wage for Marine engineers & naval architects was $81,825 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Marine engineers & naval architects by wage are Accountants & auditors, Diagnostic medical sonographers, and Real estate brokers & sales agents.

Marine engineers & naval architects are part of the Architecture & engineering occupations, along with Architects, except landscape and naval, Landscape architects, Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists, Aerospace engineers, Chemical engineers, and 16 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Marine engineers & naval architects are New London County (South) PUMA, CT. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Marine engineers & naval architects are New London County (South) PUMA, CT.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Marine engineers & naval architects and on wages and locations for those in the field. Ship & boat building is the industry that employs the most Marine engineers & naval architects, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Marine engineers & naval architects, by average wage, is Water transportation. Marine engineers & naval architects are paid most in Isle of Wight, Southampton Counties, Suffolk & Franklin Cities PUMA, VA but are relatively concentrated in New London County (South) PUMA, CT.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$81,825

AVERAGE SALARY

± $11,232

In 2019, Marine engineers & naval architects earned an average of $81,825, $26,301 more than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Real estate brokers & sales agents make somewhat more than Marine engineers & naval architects while Accountants & auditors make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Marine engineers & naval architects as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

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WAGE GINI

In 2019, Marine engineers & naval architects had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.242, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Marine engineers & naval architects (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Marine engineers & naval architects.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Marine engineers & naval architects

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Marine engineers & naval architects.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Marine engineers & naval architects, by number of employees, are Ship & boat building, Water transportation, and Architectural, engineering & related services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Marine engineers & naval architects, by average wage, are National security & international affairs, Water transportation, National security & international affairs, Water transportation, Services incidental to transportation, Architectural, engineering & related services, Services incidental to transportation, Services incidental to transportation, Architectural, engineering & related services, Ship & boat building, National security & international affairs, Architectural, engineering & related services, Ship & boat building, Water transportation, Ship & boat building, Water transportation, Architectural, engineering & related services, and Services incidental to transportation.

Industries by Share

12.6k

2019 Workforce

± 2,755

-23.3%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 37.9%

The number of people employed as Marine engineers & naval architects has been declining at a rate of -23.3%, from 16,430 people in 2018 to 12,595 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Marine engineers & naval architects employed by various industries. Ship & boat building employs the largest share of Marine engineers & naval architects at 42.6%, followed by Water transportation with 13% and Architectural, engineering & related services with 12.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Marine engineers & naval architects in the US. The average age of male Marine engineers & naval architects in the workforce is 44.6 and of female Marine engineers & naval architects is 37.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Marine engineers & naval architects is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

11.8k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 2,665

808

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 698

93.6% of Marine engineers & naval architects are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Marine engineers & naval architects.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Marine engineers & naval architects

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)

82.9% of Marine engineers & naval architects are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 10.9% of Marine engineers & naval architects, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Marine engineers & naval architects.

Age by Gender

44.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 3.1

37.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 7.99

The median age of Marine engineers & naval architects is 44.1, and Male employees are generally 7.42 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Marine engineers & naval architects from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Marine engineers & naval architects is Engineering but a relatively high number of Marine engineers & naval architects hold a major in Engineering.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

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MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Marine engineers & naval architects from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Marine engineers & naval architects need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Marine engineers & naval architects need more than the average amount of Technology Design, Science, and Operations Analysis.

Radar Distribution

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Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Marine engineers & naval architects from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 6.85%, but Marine engineers & naval architects are expected to see a growth of 12.2% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow higher than the national average.

Job Growth

12.2%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

6.85%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2018 to 2028) for Marine engineers & naval architects. This profession is expected to grow faster than 6.85%, the average rate of national job growth.