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Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels in Kentucky

Want to work in Kentucky as a Captain, Mate, or Pilot of a Water Vessel? Read this first!

-19% Jobs Projection
$61,620 Median Salary
100 Job Openings

While jobs for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels in Kentucky are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels in Kentucky is expected to decrease.

  • Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels in Kentucky earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels Work in Kentucky?

1,200 people worked as Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,110 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 470 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels working in it, which means Kentucky has more Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels than average.

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Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels in this state are declining at a rate of 19.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.8%.

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Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 100 annual Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels job openings in Kentucky, and 1,150 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,400 annual jobs and 42,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels ranged from $41,710 to $143,140 with $61,620 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.05 to $68.82. The median hourly rate was $29.63.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $30.59 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.96.

The median salary in Kentucky is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Kentucky Metros for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 170 n/a

Top States for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels Employment

View the list below to see where most Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Florida 6,050 $62,080
Louisiana 5,680 $78,970
Texas 3,050 $98,990
New York 2,040 $84,400
Virginia 1,970 $70,990
Washington 1,440 $82,870
Hawaii 1,320 $51,010
Illinois 1,220 $43,670
Kentucky 1,200 $61,620
Tennessee 800 $40,460
Mississippi 730 $0
Alaska 640 $69,400
Pennsylvania 490 $78,490
Maryland 490 $85,930
New Jersey 480 $73,590
Massachusetts 480 $56,450
South Carolina 460 $58,390
North Carolina 370 $45,540
Ohio 320 $46,390
Oregon 310 $86,920

Below are the states where Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Texas $98,990
Oregon $86,920
Maryland $85,930
New York $84,400
Washington $82,870
Louisiana $78,970
Pennsylvania $78,490
Iowa $73,720
New Jersey $73,590
Alabama $72,970

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