Salary Range
- New York State $61,500-$121,490 per year
- Central New York
- Finger Lakes $49,440-$67,920 per year
- Hudson Valley $59,750-$119,180 per year
- Long Island $55,940-$112,370 per year
- Mohawk Valley $44,260-$68,310 per year
- New York City $68,610-$127,770 per year
- North Country $47,390-$85,130 per year
- Southern Tier
- Western New York $57,440-$104,720 per year
Example Job Titles
- Boat Captain
- Boat Operator
- Captain
- Ferry Boat Captain
- First Mate
- Ship Captain
- Ship Pilot
- Tugboat Captain
- Tugboat Mate
- Vessel Master
Jobs with Transferable Skills
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- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
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- Forest Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors
- Forest Firefighters
- Municipal Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors
- Municipal Firefighters
- Pilots, Ship
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Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Find training opportunities near youSkills:
- Operation and Control
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Operations Monitoring
Typical Tasks:
- Direct courses and speeds of ships, based on specialized knowledge of local winds, weather, water depths, tides, currents, and hazards.
- Prevent ships under navigational control from engaging in unsafe operations.
- Serve as a vessel's docking master upon arrival at a port or at a berth.
- Consult maps, charts, weather reports, or navigation equipment to determine and direct ship movements.
- Steer and operate vessels, using radios, depth finders, radars, lights, buoys, or lighthouses.
Training Opportunities
- Arcon Training Center2300 Northwood Dr. Salisbury, MD 21801 United States
- Community College of Rhode Island1762 Louisquisset Pike Lincoln, RI 02865-4585
- CUNY College of Staten Island2800 Victory Blvd Staten Island, NY 10314
- ENSA North America - Groton144 Tower Avenue, Groton, CT 06340
- Kingsborough Community College CUNY2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11235-2398
- New York Harbor School10 South Street, Slip 7 New York, New York 10004
- Offshore Wind Training Institute - Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook University, 1000 Innovation Road, Stony Brook, NY
- SUNY Maritime GWO Certificate6 Pennyfield Avenue Throggs Neck, NY 10465
- The National Offshore Wind Training Center - Brentwood Community Center99 Third Ave, Brentwood, NY 11717
- United Way of Long Island819 Grand Boulevard