Ship and Boat Captains and Operators

This post summarizes key statistics on Ship and Boat Captains and Operators using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Income Over Career
Top Industries
Education Distribution
Top Majors
Weekly Hours Distribution

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Age	IncMed
20	28,838
25	46,346
30	61,083
35	85,056
40	87,544
45	86,432
50	111,140
55	86,432
60	83,073
65	72,094

EDUCATION	Share
Less Than High School Degree	4.2
High School Degree	39.2
Some College, No Degree	22.5
Associate's Degree	6.9
Bachelor's Degree	21.3
Master's Degree	5.5
Professional Degree (eg MD, PharmD, JD, etc)	0.3
PhD	0.1

Hours Worked	Share
0-20	5.90
20-39	6.90
39-41	38.40
41-50	15.10
50-60	10.20
More than 60	23.40

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Ship and Boat Captains and Operators.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share	Income	Industry
27.40	79,385	Services incidental to transportation
26.30	91,833	Water transportation
10.00	43,980	Navy
8.40	51,859	Coast Guard
5.40	49,436	Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services
2.00	133,890	Oil and gas extraction
1.80	91,833	All construction
1.30	28,098	Army
1.20	91,833	Membership organizations, n.e.c.
1.20	86,432	National security and international affairs

This table highlights the top industries people working as Ship and Boat Captains and Operators work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Ship and Boat Captains and Operators. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

Share	Major	Median Income
72.80	No 4-Year Degree	62,373
5.60	Transportation Sciences and Technologies	110,004
2.00	Business Management and Administration	87,544
1.60	Criminal Justice and Fire Protection	51,495
0.90	Biology	39,692
0.90	Operations, Logistics and E-Commerce	118,843
0.80	Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	133,890
0.80	Psychology	90,725
0.70	General Education	113,407
0.70	Marketing and Marketing Research	100,476

This table highlights the top majors people working as Ship and Boat Captains and Operators received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Ship and Boat Captains and Operators. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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