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Motorboat Operators
Operate small motor-driven boats. May assist in navigational activities.
- Median pay
- $51,880
- per year
- 10-year outlook
- +1.4%
- Stable
- Typical entry
- Postsecondary nondegree award
Key skills
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Equipment Maintenance
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
What they do
- Operate engine throttles and steering mechanisms to guide boats on desired courses.
- Direct safety operations in emergency situations.
- Secure boats to docks with mooring lines, and cast off lines to enable departure.
- Maintain desired courses, using compasses or electronic navigational aids.
- Organize and direct the activities of crew members.
- Follow safety procedures to ensure the protection of passengers, cargo, and vessels.
- Maintain equipment such as range markers, fire extinguishers, boat fenders, lines, pumps, and fittings.
- Report any observed navigational hazards to authorities.
- Oversee operation of vessels used for carrying passengers, motor vehicles, or goods across rivers, harbors, lakes, and coastal waters.
- Service motors by performing tasks such as changing oil and lubricating parts.
Majors that lead here
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections) and O*NET, used under CC BY 4.0.