Salary for Mates- Ship, Boat, and Barge
This occupation has now been updated to Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Also known as: Barge Captain, Barge Master, Boat Pilot, Car Ferry Captain, Car Ferry Master, Coastal Tug Mate, Deck Officer, Docking Pilot, Ferry Boat Captain, Ferry Captain
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Mates play a supervising role on a barges, ships and boats. There is not much danger involved in this work, but it does require a good deal of standing and heavy lifting. These positions usually require vocational training, an associate's degree or related work experience in order to be considered. Once hired, a new captain, mate or pilot will usually need up to two years of formal training before beginning work officially.A Ship, Boat, or Barge Mate can get salaries in a range of $36,810 - $153,070 depending on experience and education levels. can earn an average wage of eigthy-nine thousand seven hundred and fourty dollars per annum.
can obtain the highest salaries in Mississippi, where they get salary pay of approximately $106,310. People working these jobs have the highest average potential salary in Administrative, Support and Waste Management Services, where they earn job pay of $97,610.
The annual compensation for this career has gone up since 2004. Salaries have increased by an average of 73.06 percent nationwide in that time.
Mates- Ship, Boat, and Barge tend to make the most in the following industries:
In general, they earn less within the industries below:
