Ship Engineers

Supervise and coordinate activities of crew engaged in operating and maintaining engines, boilers, deck machinery, and electrical, sanitary, and refrigeration equipment aboard ship.

Salary by State

State Name	Employment	Annual Salary	Hourly Salary
Alabama	80	$62,070	$29.84
Alaska	300	$96,580	$46.43
Connecticut	50	$75,850	$36.47
Florida	760	$84,620	$40.69
Hawaii	90	$92,040	$44.25
Illinois	150	$88,220	$42.42
Kentucky	280	$77,720	$37.37
Louisiana	810	$92,660	$44.55
Maine	50	$62,460	$30.03
Maryland		$109,120	$52.46
Massachusetts	50	$97,300	$46.78
Michigan	40	$71,540	$34.39
Mississippi	70	$107,740	$51.80
New Jersey	190	$89,290	$42.93
New York	610	$98,660	$47.43
North Carolina	60	$50,600	$24.33
Oregon	70	$91,630	$44.05
Pennsylvania	110	$73,300	$35.24
South Carolina	130	$96,350	$46.32
Tennessee	150	$85,680	$41.19
Texas		$95,920	$46.11
Virginia	1,560	$89,630	$43.09
Washington	630	$97,330	$46.79

Education

The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.

A program that prepares individuals to serve as captains, executive officers, engineers and ranking mates on commercially licensed inland, coastal and ocean-going vessels. Includes instruction in maritime traditions and law, maritime policy, economics and management of commercial marine operations, basic naval architecture and engineering, shipboard power systems engineering, crew supervision, and administrative procedures.