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Estimated employment310
Mean wage32.10
Entry wage19.94
10th percentile wage16.43
50th percentile wage32.81
90th percentile wage46.27
 Top Employing Industries
 Industry Employment  Percent 
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities27088.8%
Public Adminsitration103.6%
 Best Paying Industries
 Industry Employment  Median Wage 
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities27032.35
Public Adminsitration1031.10
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 OccupationCompared to Occupational Group  Difference 
Current$32.10 $17.09  $15.01
2013$31.91+.6%$16.99 +.6%$14.92
2012$31.40+1.6%$16.72 +1.6%$14.68
2011$30.67+2.4%$16.33 +2.4%$14.34
2010$30.29+1.2%$16.13 +1.2%$14.16
2009$29.73+1.9%$15.83 +1.9%$13.90
2008$29.24+1.7%$15.57 +1.7%$13.67
2007$28.46+2.8%$15.15 +2.8%$13.31
2006$27.70+2.7%$14.75 +2.7%$12.95
2005$27.00+2.6%$14.38 +2.6%$12.62
YearThis OccupationCompared to All Occupations  Difference 
Current$32.10 $26.43  $5.68
2013$31.91+.6%$26.36 +.3%$5.55
2012$31.40+1.6%$25.83 +2.1%$5.57
2011$30.67+2.4%$25.38 +1.7%$5.29
2010$30.29+1.2%$24.99 +1.6%$5.31
2009$29.73+1.9%$24.57 +1.7%$5.16
2008$29.24+1.7%$24.23 +1.4%$5.01
2007$28.46+2.8%$23.61 +2.6%$4.85
2006$27.70+2.7%$22.86 +3.3%$4.84
2005$27.00+2.6%$22.15 +3.2%$4.85

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 percent of workers earn between this wage range, 10 percent earn less while 10 percent earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2014
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