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Ship Engineers
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
- Average hourly rate is $65 per hour with an average salary of $97,400 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $25 and $65 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $9,000 and $140,800 per year.
- 42% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $68 per hour with an average salary of $66,000 per year.
Ship Engineer job outlook
- There are 623 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 136 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 2% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 20% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.