Transportation

Sailors & Marine Oilers

SOC 53-5011

Operate and maintain vessels and stand watch at sea.

Median pay

$52k

$41k to $68k typical range

Outlook

Growing

4k openings / yr

Education

No formal credential

AI exposure

19%

modeled estimate · 17th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

44/100

Key skills

Monitoring
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.