Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels (53-5021)

Occupation description:  Command or supervise operations of ships and water vessels, such as tugboats and ferryboats. Required to hold license issued by U.S. Coast Guard. Excludes "Motorboat Operators" (53-5022).

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2012 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2011 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
930	459	49.4	52.3	40.6

2011 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	47
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	34
UI claimants previously working in occupation	200

2011 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	839
Number of job position postings	27
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	31.1

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