Careers / Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
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Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

Board a container ship at the sea buoy, take the conn from the captain, read the current and wind against your chart, talk the tugs through a tight berth, sign the pilot card, and climb back down the rope ladder into a small boat.

Median$86k
Jobs in U.S.35k
10-yr outlook+0.5%
Entry ed.Postsecondary nondegree award
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Careers / Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Career · Trades family

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

Board a container ship at the sea buoy, take the conn from the captain, read the current and wind against your chart, talk the tugs through a tight berth, sign the pilot card, and climb back down the rope ladder into a small boat.

Median$86k
Jobs in U.S.35k
10-yr outlook+0.5%
Entry ed.Postsecondary nondegree award
Sign in for the rest

Get the full brief.

One free Google sign-in unlocks the full data sheet. No paywall, no ads, no affiliates.

  • Pay over the career, entry to senior
  • A real day in the life, start to finish
  • Real employers from the last 12 months
  • Related careers worth comparing

Email magic-link sign-in is coming next. For now Google handles the auth — we never see your password and we never ask for your age.