Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
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Automation risk
Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.
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User poll
Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 35% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
Sentiment
The following graph(s) are included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.
Sentiment over time (yearly)
Growth
The number of 'Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels' job openings is expected to rise 1.2% by 2032
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2023.
Wages
In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels' was $95,210, or $45 per hour
'Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels' were paid 105.6% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2022 there were 34,940 people employed as 'Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 4 thousand people are employed as 'Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels'.
Job 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.
SOC Code: 53-5021.00
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Comments
Why it is not happening? Mostly because of money but also the complexity of the problem.
Simple example: Average salary of a Safety Officer is 3000 USD. He is carrying out inspections and maintenance of firefighting equipment and other stuff. To automate only this process company will probably need to spend tens of thousands. Why would they if one can use this money now to scale one's business?
Besides navigation ship's crew has a lot of other critical roles. It will take a lot of scientific effort to set up new safe processes. Most marine companies don't have the necessary resources and infrastructure for that. I won't say a word about the lack of initiative and natural resistance of the industry to everything "new".
However, I also believe that there will always be some humans watching over ships at all times, whether on shore or elsewhere.
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