DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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

Occupational 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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN N/A0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota N/AN/A$38.74/hr$1.20/hr$10.28/hr$29.30/hr$38.80/hr$52.03/hr$61.18/hr
U S 33,3701,935$42.99/hr$1.38/hr$18.33/hr$24.60/hr$35.57/hr$51.79/hr$75.57/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


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