Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers

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2024 Workforce

41.2k

Average Age

34.9

Average Salary

$59,290

Average Male Salary

$61,089

Average Female Salary

$41,291

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Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers are most often employed by the Water transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers was $59,290 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers are Lake County (East Central)--Warren, Shields & Libertyville (North & West) Townships PUMA, IL, Norfolk City (North) PUMA, VA, and Kitsap County (South)--Bremerton & Port Orchard Cities PUMA, WA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers are Norfolk City (North) PUMA, VA, Kitsap County (North)--Bainbridge Island City & Silverdale PUMA, WA, and Kitsap County (South)--Bremerton & Port Orchard Cities PUMA, WA.

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Employment and salary information for the Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers workforce. Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers workforce in 2024 was 41,230 people, of which 9.09% were women and 90.9% were men.

Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers are paid most in King County (West Central)--Burien, SeaTac, Tukwila Cities & White Center PUMA, WA but are relatively concentrated in Norfolk City (North) PUMA, VA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

37,483

Male Workforce

± 4.75k

3,747

Female Workforce

± 1.5k

The Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers workforce in 2024 was 41,230 people (9.09% women and 90.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 28.9% between 2014 (31,995) and 2024 (41,230).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Nevada ($107,051), New Hampshire ($101,837), and Oregon ($91,786).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$59,290

AVERAGE WAGE

#209 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers earned an average of $59,290, $10,588 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.387

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.387, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers and on wages for those in the field. Water transportation is the industry that employs the most Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers, by average wage, is National security & international affairs ($131,161).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

41.2k

2024 Workforce

± 4,985

−1.13%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 17.2%

This graphic shows the share of Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers employed by various industries. Water transportation employs the largest share of Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers at 43.1%, followed by U. S. Navy with 31.5% and Services incidental to transportation with 19.7%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers in the US. The workforce of Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers in 2024 was 41,230 people, with 9.09% woman, and 90.9% men. The average age of male Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers in the workforce is 35.3 and of female Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers is 30.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers in 2024 was 41,230 people, with 9.09% woman, and 90.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (8,799 people), 25 to 29 years (7,107 people), and 30 to 34 years (5,842 people). Among them they concentrated 53.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 11.2% of Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers workers were Hispanic and 88.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (62.7%), Puerto Rican (15.2)%, and Salvadoran (7.65)%

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Races

In 2024, 64.1% of the Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers workforce were White, of which 9.27% were women and 90.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (17.3%) and Two or More Races (11.2%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Transportation.

Among the necessary skills for Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers, Critical Thinking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers need more than the average amount of Installation.

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 Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (1,031 people), Engineering (904 people), and Transportation (612 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers workers were High School or Equivalent (19,160 people), Some college (9,885 people), and Bachelors Degree (5,181 people).

The graphic shows the Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control.