Ship Captains & Mates vs Tugboat & Barge Operators
Compare Ship Captains & Mates and Tugboat & Barge Operators side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. Ship Captains & Mates pays about $45k more.
Median pay$92k
OutlookStable
AI exposureLow 7%, modeled
EducationPostsecondary
SpeakingMonitoringActive ListeningCritical ThinkingReading Comprehension
Median pay$48k
OutlookGrowing
AI exposureLow 29%, modeled
EducationHigh school plus USCG license
SpeakingMonitoringActive ListeningCritical ThinkingReading Comprehension
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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure is a modeled estimate. How we model AI exposure.