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Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$105,670	900	8.0%
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Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$105,670

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

900

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

8.0%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

Design, develop, and evaluate the operation of marine vessels, ship machinery, and related equipment, such as power supply and propulsion systems.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

On-the-Job Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

Detailed Work Activities

Design structures or facilities.
Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
Review technical documents to plan work.
Monitor processes for compliance with standards.
Direct construction activities.
Evaluate characteristics of equipment or systems.
Schedule operational activities.
Prepare detailed work plans.
Prepare contracts, disclosures, or applications.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Maintain electronic equipment.
Create graphical representations of structures or landscapes.
Evaluate characteristics of equipment or systems.
Communicate with others to coordinate vehicle movement.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Inspect equipment or systems.
Create graphical representations of structures or landscapes.
Monitor processes for compliance with standards.
Maintain operational records or records systems.
Coordinate safety or regulatory compliance activities.
Devise research or testing protocols.
Direct installation activities.
Direct equipment maintenance or repair activities.
Prepare technical reports for internal use.
Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
Prepare technical reports for internal use.
Communicate technical information to suppliers, contractors, or regulatory agencies.
Maintain mechanical equipment.
Confer with other personnel to resolve design or operational problems.
Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
Research advanced engineering designs or applications.
Devise research or testing protocols.
Review technical documents to plan work.
Analyze design or requirements information for mechanical equipment or systems.
Schedule operational activities.
Evaluate characteristics of equipment or systems.
Design electromechanical equipment or systems.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Perform monitoring activities to ensure that ships comply with international regulations and standards for life-saving equipment and pollution preventatives.
Design complete hull and superstructure according to specifications and test data, in conformity with standards of safety, efficiency, and economy.
Conduct analyses of ships, such as stability, structural, weight, and vibration analyses.
Study design proposals and specifications to establish basic characteristics of craft, such as size, weight, speed, propulsion, displacement, and draft.
Maintain contact with, and formulate reports for, contractors and clients to ensure completion of work at minimum cost.
Coordinate activities with regulatory bodies to ensure repairs and alterations are at minimum cost and consistent with safety.
Check, test, and maintain automatic controls and alarm systems.
Prepare technical reports for use by engineering, management, or sales personnel.
Design layout of craft interior, including cargo space, passenger compartments, ladder wells, and elevators.
Prepare, or direct the preparation of, product or system layouts and detailed drawings and schematics.
Evaluate performance of craft during dock and sea trials to determine design changes and conformance with national and international standards.
Inspect marine equipment and machinery to draw up work requests and job specifications.
Evaluate operation of marine equipment during acceptance testing and shakedown cruises.
Conduct analytical, environmental, operational, or performance studies to develop designs for products, such as marine engines, equipment, and structures.
Establish arrangement of boiler room equipment and propulsion machinery, heating and ventilating systems, refrigeration equipment, piping, and other functional equipment.
Investigate and observe tests on machinery and equipment for compliance with standards.
Prepare plans, estimates, design and construction schedules, and contract specifications, including any special provisions.
Design and oversee testing, installation, and repair of marine apparatus and equipment.
Conduct environmental, operational, or performance tests on marine machinery and equipment.
Analyze data to determine feasibility of product proposals.
Determine conditions under which tests are to be conducted, as well as sequences and phases of test operations.
Confer with research personnel to clarify or resolve problems and to develop or modify designs.
Review work requests and compare them with previous work completed on ships to ensure that costs are economically sound.
Supervise other engineers and crew members and train them for routine and emergency duties.
Act as liaisons between ships' captains and shore personnel to ensure that schedules and budgets are maintained, and that ships are operated safely and efficiently.
Maintain records of engineering department activities, including expense records and details of equipment maintenance and repairs.
Maintain and coordinate repair of marine machinery and equipment for installation on vessels.
Oversee construction and testing of prototype in model basin and develop sectional and waterline curves of hull to establish center of gravity, ideal hull form, and buoyancy and stability data.
Procure materials needed to repair marine equipment and machinery.
Schedule machine overhauls and the servicing of electrical, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, water, and sewage systems.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

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