Marine engineers & naval architects

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2024 Workforce

15.5k

Average Age

Estimated Job Growth

5.88%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$114,900

Average Male Salary

$116,984

Average Female Salary

$93,499

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Marine engineers & naval architects are most often employed by the Ship & boat building industry. The average yearly wage for Marine engineers & naval architects was $114,900 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Marine engineers & naval architects are Shoreline Southeastern PUMA, CT, Inland Southeastern PUMA, CT, and Newport News City PUMA, VA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Marine engineers & naval architects are Shoreline Southeastern PUMA, CT, Regional Planning Commission 4--Jefferson Parish (Central) PUMA, LA, and Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA.

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Employment and salary information for the Marine engineers & naval architects workforce. Marine engineers & naval architects workforce in 2024 was 15,540 people, of which 8.87% were women and 91.1% were men.

Marine engineers & naval architects are paid most in Virginia Beach City (North) PUMA, VA but are relatively concentrated in Shoreline Southeastern PUMA, CT.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

14,161

Male Workforce

± 2.92k

1,379

Female Workforce

± 912

The Marine engineers & naval architects workforce in 2024 was 15,540 people (8.87% women and 91.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 27.7% between 2014 (12,168) and 2024 (15,540).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Marine engineers & naval architects.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Massachusetts ($331,709), Maryland ($135,495), and New York ($130,275).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$114,900

AVERAGE WAGE

#47 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Marine engineers & naval architects earned an average of $114,900, $45,022 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Marine engineers & naval architects in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.268

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Marine engineers & naval architects had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.268, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Marine engineers & naval architects compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Marine engineers & naval architects and on wages 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 Computer Systems Design ($194,727).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

15.5k

2024 Workforce

± 3,060

6.91%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 26.5%

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 58.9%, followed by Water transportation with 19.4% and Architectural, engineering & related services with 12.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Marine engineers & naval architects in the US. The workforce of Marine engineers & naval architects in 2024 was 15,540 people, with 8.87% woman, and 91.1% men. The average age of male Marine engineers & naval architects in the workforce is 42.4 and of female Marine engineers & naval architects is 37.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Marine engineers & naval architects is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Marine engineers & naval architects in 2024 was 15,540 people, with 8.87% woman, and 91.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (2,832 people), 25 to 29 years (2,241 people), and 40 to 44 years (1,981 people). Among them they concentrated 47% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 6.99% of Marine engineers & naval architects workers were Hispanic and 93% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Puerto Rican (48.7%), Mexican (41.3)%, and Cuban (10)%

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Races

In 2024, 76.4% of the Marine engineers & naval architects workforce were White, of which 8.16% were women and 91.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (8.11%) and Asian (7.49%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Transportation.

Among the necessary skills for Marine engineers & naval architects, Critical Thinking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Marine engineers & naval architects need more than the average amount of Science.

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 Marine engineers & naval architects in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (8,155 people), Business (541 people), and Engineering Technologies (414 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Marine engineers & naval architects workers were Bachelors Degree (8,749 people), Graduate Degree (3,058 people), and High School or Equivalent (1,285 people).

The graphic shows the Marine engineers & naval architects workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

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 Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Marine Engineers and Naval Architects are expected to see a growth of 5.88% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Marine Engineers and Naval Architects.

5.88%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Marine engineers & naval architects. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.