Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
53-5022 Motorboat Operators
Operate small motor-driven boats. May assist in navigational activities.
National estimates for Motorboat Operators
Industry profile for Motorboat Operators
Geographic profile for Motorboat Operators
National estimates for Motorboat Operators:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Motorboat Operators:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 2,740 |
11.0 % |
$ 21.35 |
$ 44,410 |
2.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Motorboat Operators:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 13.63 |
$ 15.68 |
$ 18.59 |
$ 24.53 |
$ 32.04 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 28,350 |
$ 32,620 |
$ 38,670 |
$ 51,020 |
$ 66,640 |
Industry profile for Motorboat Operators:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Motorboat Operators are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Motorboat Operators, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Motorboat Operators:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Motorboat Operators:
Top paying industries for Motorboat Operators:
Geographic profile for Motorboat Operators:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Motorboat Operators are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Motorboat Operators, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Motorboat Operators:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Florida |
420 |
0.05 |
2.51 |
$ 19.03 |
$ 39,580 |
| Louisiana |
390 |
0.22 |
11.10 |
$ 20.07 |
$ 41,750 |
| Hawaii |
340 |
0.63 |
32.29 |
$ 23.59 |
$ 49,070 |
| Texas |
330 |
0.03 |
1.39 |
$ 20.14 |
$ 41,880 |
| Massachusetts |
140 |
0.04 |
2.09 |
$ 22.42 |
$ 46,630 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Motorboat Operators:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
340 |
0.63 |
32.29 |
$ 23.59 |
$ 49,070 |
| Louisiana |
390 |
0.22 |
11.10 |
$ 20.07 |
$ 41,750 |
| Maine |
60 |
0.10 |
5.39 |
$ 18.11 |
$ 37,670 |
| Florida |
420 |
0.05 |
2.51 |
$ 19.03 |
$ 39,580 |
| Alabama |
80 |
0.04 |
2.11 |
$ 20.26 |
$ 42,130 |
Top paying states for Motorboat Operators:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Motorboat Operators:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
180 |
0.48 |
24.92 |
$ 20.24 |
$ 42,090 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
130 |
2.02 |
103.74 |
$ 24.70 |
$ 51,380 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
110 |
0.27 |
13.94 |
$ 26.34 |
$ 54,800 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
90 |
0.01 |
0.55 |
$ 24.40 |
$ 50,760 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
80 |
0.03 |
1.74 |
$ 18.92 |
$ 39,340 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
80 |
0.03 |
1.59 |
$ 21.92 |
$ 45,580 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL |
40 |
0.35 |
17.79 |
$ 20.30 |
$ 42,220 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
40 |
0.03 |
1.74 |
$ 26.20 |
$ 54,490 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
40 |
0.02 |
0.94 |
$ 28.65 |
$ 59,600 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
30 |
0.33 |
16.77 |
$ 24.56 |
$ 51,080 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Motorboat Operators:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
130 |
2.02 |
103.74 |
$ 24.70 |
$ 51,380 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
180 |
0.48 |
24.92 |
$ 20.24 |
$ 42,090 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL |
40 |
0.35 |
17.79 |
$ 20.30 |
$ 42,220 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
30 |
0.33 |
16.77 |
$ 24.56 |
$ 51,080 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
110 |
0.27 |
13.94 |
$ 26.34 |
$ 54,800 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
80 |
0.03 |
1.74 |
$ 18.92 |
$ 39,340 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
40 |
0.03 |
1.74 |
$ 26.20 |
$ 54,490 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
80 |
0.03 |
1.59 |
$ 21.92 |
$ 45,580 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
40 |
0.02 |
0.94 |
$ 28.65 |
$ 59,600 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
90 |
0.01 |
0.55 |
$ 24.40 |
$ 50,760 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Motorboat Operators:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
40 |
0.02 |
0.94 |
$ 28.65 |
$ 59,600 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
110 |
0.27 |
13.94 |
$ 26.34 |
$ 54,800 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
40 |
0.03 |
1.74 |
$ 26.20 |
$ 54,490 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
130 |
2.02 |
103.74 |
$ 24.70 |
$ 51,380 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
30 |
0.33 |
16.77 |
$ 24.56 |
$ 51,080 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
90 |
0.01 |
0.55 |
$ 24.40 |
$ 50,760 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 22.02 |
$ 45,790 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
80 |
0.03 |
1.59 |
$ 21.92 |
$ 45,580 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL |
40 |
0.35 |
17.79 |
$ 20.30 |
$ 42,220 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
180 |
0.48 |
24.92 |
$ 20.24 |
$ 42,090 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Motorboat Operators:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Motorboat Operators:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Motorboat Operators:
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
