Ship & boat captains & operators are most often employed by the Water transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Ship & boat captains & operators was $78,057 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Ship & boat captains & operators by wage are Audiologists, Credit analysts, and Other psychologists.
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 Norfolk City (Northeast) PUMA, VA, San Diego City (Central/Centre City & Balboa Park) PUMA, CA, and Lafourche & Assumption Parishes PUMA, LA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Ship & boat captains & operators are Lafourche & Assumption Parishes PUMA, LA, Terrebonne Parish PUMA, LA, and Miami-Dade (South/Outside Urban Development Boundary) & Monroe Counties PUMA, FL.