Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
53-5031 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. Excludes “Engineers” (17-2000).
National estimates for Ship Engineers
Industry profile for Ship Engineers
Geographic profile for Ship Engineers
National estimates for Ship Engineers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Ship Engineers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 7,650 |
4.2 % |
$ 46.59 |
$ 96,910 |
2.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Ship Engineers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 23.76 |
$ 30.93 |
$ 39.62 |
$ 50.92 |
$ 67.02 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 49,420 |
$ 64,330 |
$ 82,410 |
$ 105,910 |
$ 139,410 |
Industry profile for Ship Engineers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Ship Engineers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Ship Engineers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Ship Engineers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation |
2,000 |
6.20 |
$ 58.52 |
$ 121,710 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation |
1,870 |
2.08 |
$ 44.10 |
$ 91,730 |
| Inland Water Transportation |
1,280 |
5.00 |
$ 44.55 |
$ 92,660 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
1,160 |
0.06 |
$ 39.29 |
$ 81,720 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
410 |
0.02 |
$ 41.79 |
$ 86,910 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Ship Engineers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation |
2,000 |
6.20 |
$ 58.52 |
$ 121,710 |
| Inland Water Transportation |
1,280 |
5.00 |
$ 44.55 |
$ 92,660 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation |
1,870 |
2.08 |
$ 44.10 |
$ 91,730 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water |
120 |
1.06 |
$ 28.51 |
$ 59,310 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction |
160 |
0.13 |
$ 33.19 |
$ 69,040 |
Top paying industries for Ship Engineers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation |
2,000 |
6.20 |
$ 58.52 |
$ 121,710 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 49.29 |
$ 102,520 |
| Inland Water Transportation |
1,280 |
5.00 |
$ 44.55 |
$ 92,660 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation |
1,870 |
2.08 |
$ 44.10 |
$ 91,730 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
410 |
0.02 |
$ 41.79 |
$ 86,910 |
Geographic profile for Ship Engineers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Ship Engineers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Ship Engineers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Ship Engineers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Virginia |
1,560 |
0.42 |
7.65 |
$ 43.09 |
$ 89,630 |
| Louisiana |
810 |
0.45 |
8.33 |
$ 44.55 |
$ 92,660 |
| Florida |
760 |
0.09 |
1.64 |
$ 40.69 |
$ 84,620 |
| Washington |
630 |
0.20 |
3.63 |
$ 46.79 |
$ 97,330 |
| California |
630 |
0.04 |
0.70 |
(8) |
(8) |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Ship Engineers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
300 |
1.02 |
18.84 |
$ 46.43 |
$ 96,580 |
| Louisiana |
810 |
0.45 |
8.33 |
$ 44.55 |
$ 92,660 |
| Virginia |
1,560 |
0.42 |
7.65 |
$ 43.09 |
$ 89,630 |
| Washington |
630 |
0.20 |
3.63 |
$ 46.79 |
$ 97,330 |
| Hawaii |
90 |
0.17 |
3.11 |
$ 44.25 |
$ 92,040 |
Top paying states for Ship Engineers:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Ship Engineers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
1,540 |
2.17 |
39.90 |
$ 43.03 |
$ 89,490 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
650 |
0.08 |
1.38 |
$ 48.54 |
$ 100,970 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
550 |
0.29 |
5.27 |
$ 47.92 |
$ 99,670 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
510 |
0.21 |
3.83 |
$ 41.93 |
$ 87,220 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
470 |
0.92 |
16.98 |
$ 46.01 |
$ 95,690 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
310 |
0.05 |
0.98 |
(8) |
(8) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
220 |
0.10 |
1.80 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC |
130 |
0.37 |
6.88 |
$ 46.48 |
$ 96,670 |
| Houma-Thibodaux, LA |
110 |
1.40 |
25.80 |
$ 40.36 |
$ 83,940 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
90 |
0.02 |
0.39 |
$ 44.96 |
$ 93,520 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Ship Engineers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
1,540 |
2.17 |
39.90 |
$ 43.03 |
$ 89,490 |
| Houma-Thibodaux, LA |
110 |
1.40 |
25.80 |
$ 40.36 |
$ 83,940 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
470 |
0.92 |
16.98 |
$ 46.01 |
$ 95,690 |
| Lake Charles, LA |
30 |
0.38 |
7.04 |
$ 34.73 |
$ 72,240 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC |
130 |
0.37 |
6.88 |
$ 46.48 |
$ 96,670 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
30 |
0.35 |
6.46 |
$ 47.43 |
$ 98,650 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
550 |
0.29 |
5.27 |
$ 47.92 |
$ 99,670 |
| Anchorage, AK |
40 |
0.25 |
4.54 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Mobile, AL |
40 |
0.24 |
4.44 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
90 |
0.22 |
4.03 |
$ 43.27 |
$ 90,010 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Ship Engineers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Lafayette, LA |
40 |
0.20 |
3.70 |
$ 52.29 |
$ 108,770 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
650 |
0.08 |
1.38 |
$ 48.54 |
$ 100,970 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
550 |
0.29 |
5.27 |
$ 47.92 |
$ 99,670 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
30 |
0.35 |
6.46 |
$ 47.43 |
$ 98,650 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
70 |
0.03 |
0.49 |
$ 47.02 |
$ 97,800 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC |
130 |
0.37 |
6.88 |
$ 46.48 |
$ 96,670 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
470 |
0.92 |
16.98 |
$ 46.01 |
$ 95,690 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 45.98 |
$ 95,640 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
90 |
0.02 |
0.39 |
$ 44.96 |
$ 93,520 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
90 |
0.22 |
4.03 |
$ 43.27 |
$ 90,010 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Ship Engineers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Ship Engineers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Ship Engineers:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
