Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

This post summarizes key statistics on Marine Engineers and Naval Architects using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 32,412
25 82,788
30 98,664
35 113,407
40 113,291
45 102,992
50 113,441
55 108,040
60 133,890
65 122,084


Hours Worked Share
0-20 2.70
20-39 3.20
39-41 53.50
41-50 27.60
50-60 5.40
More than 60 7.60

Income Over Career


This chart provides the median income by age for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects.

Ten Most Common Industries


Share Income Industry
45.60 97,236 Ship and boat building and repairing
15.00 95,783 Water transportation
13.20 106,285 Engineering, architectural, and surveying services
7.20 129,646 National security and international affairs
6.20 117,943 Services incidental to transportation
1.80 118,843 Navy
1.40 73,300 Coast Guard
1.20 140,450 Research, development, and testing services
1.10 108,040 Miscellaneous vehicle dealers
1.00 150,174 Management and public relations services

This table highlights the top industries people working as Marine Engineers and Naval Architects work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution


This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Marine Engineers and Naval Architects. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors


This table highlights the top majors people working as Marine Engineers and Naval Architects received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution


This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Marine Engineers and Naval Architects. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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