Ship & boat captains & operators

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2020 Workforce

42.6k

Average Age

41.3

Average Salary

$78,057

Average Male Salary

$80,836

Average Female Salary

$47,104

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Ship & boat captains & operators are most often employed by the Water transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Ship & boat captains & operators was $78,057 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Ship & boat captains & operators by wage are Audiologists, Credit analysts, and Other psychologists.

Ship & boat captains & operators are part of the Transportation Occupations, along with Supervisors of transportation & material moving workers, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists, Flight attendants, Ambulance drivers & attendants, except emergency medical technicians, and 17 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Ship & boat captains & operators are Norfolk City (Northeast) PUMA, VA, San Diego City (Central/Centre City & Balboa Park) PUMA, CA, and Lafourche & Assumption Parishes PUMA, LA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Ship & boat captains & operators are Lafourche & Assumption Parishes PUMA, LA, Terrebonne Parish PUMA, LA, and Miami-Dade (South/Outside Urban Development Boundary) & Monroe Counties PUMA, FL.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Ship & boat captains & operators and on wages and locations 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 Oil & gas extraction. Ship & boat captains & operators are paid most in Aventura City & Surfside Town PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Lafourche & Assumption Parishes PUMA, LA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$78,057

AVERAGE SALARY

± $8,269

In 2020, Ship & boat captains & operators earned an average of $78,057, $22,103 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Credit analysts make somewhat more than Ship & boat captains & operators while Audiologists make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Ship & boat captains & operators as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.406

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Ship & boat captains & operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.406, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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).

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 Ship & boat captains & operators.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Ship & boat captains & operators

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Ship & boat captains & operators.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Ship & boat captains & operators, by number of employees, are Water transportation, Services incidental to transportation, U. S. Navy, Scenic & sightseeing transportation, Amusement & Recreation, U. S Coast Guard, Support activities for mining, National security & international affairs, Construction, Administration of economic programs & space research, and U. S. Air Force.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Ship & boat captains & operators, by average wage, are Oil & gas extraction, Justice, public order, & safety activities , and Support activities for mining.

Industries by Share

42.6k

2020 Workforce

± 5,069

−0.112%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.8%

The number of people employed as Ship & boat captains & operators has been declining at a rate of −0.112%, from 42,686 people in 2019 to 42,638 people in 2020.

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 27.2%, followed by Services incidental to transportation with 21.2% and U. S. Navy with 10%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Ship & boat captains & operators in the US. The average age of male Ship & boat captains & operators in the workforce is 41.9 and of female Ship & boat captains & operators is 34, and the most common race/ethnicity for Ship & boat captains & operators is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

39.1k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,856

3.51k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,455

91.8% of Ship & boat captains & operators are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Ship & boat captains & operators.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Ship & boat captains & operators

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

80% of Ship & boat captains & operators are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 6.65% of Ship & boat captains & operators, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Ship & boat captains & operators.

Age by Sex

41.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.79

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 5.89

The median age of Ship & boat captains & operators is 41.3, and Male employees are generally 7.97 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Ship & boat captains & operators hold a major in Transportation.