Ship Engineers
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics · Transportation Operations
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $93,560; experienced workers reach $150,460. About 660 people do this job in Texas.
Job outlook
U.S. projection, 2024 to 2034.
- Employment change
- +2%
- Openings a year
- 1,100
- Employed in 2024
- 8,800
Typical entry education: Postsecondary nondegree award · Experience: Less than 5 years
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
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Browse all programsSkills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Operations Monitoring3.9
- Operation and Control3.9
- Troubleshooting3.9
- Repairing3.9
- Equipment Maintenance3.8
- Monitoring3.8
- Active Listening3.5
What the work is
Supervise and coordinate activities of crew engaged in operating and maintaining engines, boilers, deck machinery, and electrical, sanitary, and refrigeration equipment aboard ship.
- Monitor the availability, use, or condition of lifesaving equipment or pollution preventatives to ensure that international regulations are followed.
- Monitor engine, machinery, or equipment indicators when vessels are underway, and report abnormalities to appropriate shipboard staff.
- Maintain electrical power, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, water, or sewerage systems.
- Record orders for changes in ship speed or direction, and note gauge readings or test data, such as revolutions per minute or voltage output, in engineering logs or bellbooks.
- Perform or participate in emergency drills, as required.
- Maintain complete records of engineering department activities, including machine operations.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less51%
- Certificate24%
- Some college6%
- Bachelor's degree19%
Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.
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