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Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Command or supervise operations of ships and water vessels, such as tugboats and ferryboats. Required to hold license issued by U.S. Coast Guard.
What a captain, mate, and pilots of water vessel does
Become a captain, mate, and pilots of water vessel
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good captain, mate, and pilots of water vessel
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Talking to others.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
- Teaching people how to do something.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $50 per hour with an average salary of $104,600 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $38 and $63 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $79,400 and $130,800 per year.
Captain, Mate, And Pilots Of Water Vessel job outlook
- There are 1,051 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 178 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.