Ship & boat captains & operators are most often employed by the Water transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Ship & boat captains & operators was $71,686 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Ship & boat captains & operators by wage are Administrative services managers, Biological scientists, and Cost estimators.
Ship & boat captains & operators are part of the Transportation Occupations, along with Supervisors of transportation & material moving workers, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists, Flight attendants, Ambulance drivers & attendants, except emergency medical technicians, and 17 more.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Ship & boat captains & operators are Iberia, St. Mary & St. Martin Parishes PUMA, LA, Norfolk City (Northeast) PUMA, VA, and San Diego City (Central/Centre City & Balboa Park) PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Ship & boat captains & operators are Iberia, St. Mary & St. Martin Parishes PUMA, LA, Lafourche & Assumption Parishes PUMA, LA, and New London County (South) PUMA, CT.