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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2019 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
1,100	650	59.1	51.4	42.0

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	88
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	78
UI claimants previously working in occupation	166

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	629
Number of job position postings	74
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	8.5

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