This page contains key outcome data for the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
- Field: STEM
- Average Income: $90,000 (Rank: 2 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $53,000
- Unemployment Rate: 2.60% (Rank: 30 of 171)
- Percent Female: 10.3%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 29.2%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 4.2%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 4.8%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 161 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): NA
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Marine Engineers and Naval Architects: 20.66% (Average Income: $98,000)
- Sailors and marine oilers, and ship engineers: 9.60% (Average Income: $132,000)
- Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers: 5.38% (Average Income: $77,000)
- Civil Engineers: 4.65% (Average Income: $81,000)
- Engineers, : 3.27% (Average Income: $130,000)
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders: 3.20% (Average Income: $41,000)
- Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators: 3.18% (Average Income: $151,000)
- Military Officer Special and Tactical Operations Leaders: 3.16% (Average Income: $70,000)
- Military, Rank Not Specified: 3.01% (Average Income: $70,000)
- Medical and Health Services Managers: 2.94% (Average Income: $46,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: 2.69% (Average Income: $51,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 2.48% (Average Income: $82,000)
- Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations: 2.41% (Average Income: $62,000)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineers: 2.01% (Average Income: $97,000)
- Management Analysts: 1.78% (Average Income: $110,000)
- Ship and Boat Captains and Operators: 1.77% (Average Income: $53,000)
- Petroleum, mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers: 1.68% (Average Income: $162,000)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 1.66%
- Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics: 1.29% (Average Income: $48,000)
- Designers: 1.28% (Average Income: $46,000)
- Mechanical Engineers: 1.25% (Average Income: $104,000)
- Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters: 1.18% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Plant and System Operators, : 1.11% (Average Income: $130,000)
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General: 1.08% (Average Income: $63,000)
- Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers: 1.03% (Average Income: $111,000)
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