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Estimated employment240
Mean wage$23.45
Entry wage$12.19
10th percentile wage$11.05
50th percentile wage$22.81
90th percentile wage$36.85
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Support Activities for Transportation6022.8%
Water Transportation4018.2%
Public Administration104.1%
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Water Transportation40$30.52
Public Administration10$28.78
Support Activities for Transportation60$26.48
Educational Services$24.10
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels (53-5021)
Command or supervise operations of ships and water vessels, such as tugboats and ferryboats, that travel into and out of harbors, estuaries, straits, and sounds and on rivers, lakes, bays, and oceans. Required to hold license issued by U.S. Coast Guard. Exclude "Motorboat Operators" (53-5022).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$22.81 $17.31 $5.50
2017$22.45+1.6%$17.04+1.6%$5.41
2016$21.69+3.5%$16.46+3.5%$5.23
2015$20.96+3.5%$15.91+3.5%$5.05
2014$20.47+2.4%$15.54+2.4%$4.94
2013$20.02+2.3%$15.19+2.3%$4.83
2012$19.69+1.6%$14.95+1.6%$4.75
2011$19.24+2.4%$14.60+2.4%$4.64
2010$19.00+1.2%$14.42+1.2%$4.58
2009$18.64+1.9%$14.15+1.9%$4.50
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$22.81 $22.55 $0.26
2017$22.45+1.6%$22.31+1.1%$0.14
2016$21.69+3.5%$21.71+2.8%-$0.02
2015$20.96+3.5%$21.22+2.3%-$0.25
2014$20.47+2.4%$20.77+2.1%-$0.30
2013$20.02+2.3%$20.33+2.2%-$0.31
2012$19.69+1.6%$19.92+2.1%-$0.22
2011$19.24+2.4%$19.58+1.7%-$0.34
2010$19.00+1.2%$19.27+1.6%-$0.27
2009$18.64+1.9%$18.95+1.7%-$0.30

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2018

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
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