Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

in California

Command or supervise operations of ships and water vessels, such as tugboats and ferryboats, that travel into and out of harbors, estuaries, straits, and sounds and on rivers, lakes, bays, and oceans. Required to hold license issued by U.S. Coast Guard. Exclude "Motorboat Operators" (53-5022). [More Details...]

Skills - Importance and Competence Level for this occupation (1-low, 100-high)

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Skills	Importance	Competence Level
Critical Thinking	80	50
Idea Evaluation	77	50
Identification of Key Causes	83	50
Information Gathering	80	50
Judgment and Decision Making	87	62
Monitoring	90	57
Operation and Control	100	76
Operation Monitoring	87	50
Problem Identification	77	50
Systems Perception	83	57

Employment Projections

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Area	Estimated Year - Projected Year	Employment		Employment Change		Annual Avg Openings
		Estimated	Projected	Number	Percent
California	2018 - 2028	2,000	2,100	100	5.0	2,010

Wages

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Area	Time Period	Hourly Mean	Hourly by Percentile
			25th	Median	75th
California	2023	$54.34	$35.62	$51.97	$60.35

Education

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Workers must have a Work experience in a related occupation to gain the necessary skills for this occupation.However, those with related work experience would have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Training Programs

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The following are the training programs available for the Occupation: Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer

Job Openings from JobCentral National Labor Exchange

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