Ship Engineers

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Supervise and coordinate activities of crew engaged in operating and maintaining engines, boilers, deck machinery, and electrical, sanitary, and refrigeration equipment aboard ship.

What a ship engineer does

Become a ship engineer

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good ship engineer

  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

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Ship Engineer job outlook

  • There are 623 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 136 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

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Education needed

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

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