Ship & boat captains & operators

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Total Workforce

45.2k

Average Age

40.5

Average Salary

$74,659

Average Male Salary

$78,267

Average Female Salary

$44,322

About

Ship & boat captains & operators are most often employed by the Water transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Ship & boat captains & operators was $74,659 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Ship & boat captains & operators by wage are Fundraisers, Education administrators, and Computer occupations, all other.

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, Miami-Dade (South/Outside Urban Development Boundary) & Monroe Counties PUMA, FL, and Greater Fairbanks, Greater Juneau, Ketchikan Gateway Borough & Road-Connected Alaska PUMA, AK. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Ship & boat captains & operators are Norfolk City (Northeast) PUMA, VA, Miami-Dade (South/Outside Urban Development Boundary) & Monroe Counties PUMA, FL, and Terrebonne Parish PUMA, LA.

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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 Construction. Ship & boat captains & operators are paid most in Skagit, Island & San Juan Counties PUMA, WA but are relatively concentrated in Norfolk City (Northeast) PUMA, VA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$74,659

AVERAGE SALARY

± $7,396

In 2018, Ship & boat captains & operators earned an average of $74,659, $20,771 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Computer occupations, all other make somewhat more than Ship & boat captains & operators while Fundraisers 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

0.403

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Ship & boat captains & operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.403, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. 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, and U. S. Navy.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Ship & boat captains & operators, by average wage, are Water transportation, Support activities for mining, Construction, Services incidental to transportation, National security & international affairs, and Support activities for mining.

Industries by Share

45.2k

2018 Workforce

± 5,219

9.41%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 15.3%

The number of people employed as Ship & boat captains & operators has been growing at a rate of 9.41%, from 41,319 people in 2017 to 45,208 people in 2018.

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 23.4%, followed by Services incidental to transportation with 21.8% and U. S. Navy with 11.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Ship & boat captains & operators in the US. The average age of male Ship & boat captains & operators in the workforce is 41.5 and of female Ship & boat captains & operators is 32.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Ship & boat captains & operators is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

40.4k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,934

4.81k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,702

89.4% of Ship & boat captains & operators are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender 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)

86.6% of Ship & boat captains & operators are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.59% 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 Gender

41.5

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.74

32.4

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 5.27

The median age of Ship & boat captains & operators is 40.5, and Male employees are generally 9.14 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 Transportation but a relatively high number of Ship & boat captains & operators hold a major in Transportation.