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Marine Science, Merchant Marine Officer

United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA)

  • A program that prepares individuals to serve as captains, executive officers, engineers and ranking mates on commercially licensed inland, coastal and ocean-going vessels. Includes instruction in maritime traditions and law; maritime policy; economics and management of commercial marine operations; basic naval architecture and engineering; shipboard power systems engineering; crew supervision; and administrative procedures. Find Colleges Offering Marine Science, Merchant Marine Officer Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Command vessels in oceans, bays, lakes, rivers, and coastal waters.
      Salary and Wages

      Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 110
      • Average Annual Salary: $50,440
      • Average Hourly Rate: $24.25

      Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 500
      • Average Annual Salary: $56,880
      • Average Hourly Rate: $27.35

      Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 100
      • Average Annual Salary: $59,670
      • Average Hourly Rate: $28.69

      New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 1,190
      • Average Annual Salary: $65,070
      • Average Hourly Rate: $31.28
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 33,617
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 39,628
      • Percent Job Growth: 17.88%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Spatial Orientation
      • Selective Attention
    • Job Description
      Supervise and coordinate activities of crew aboard ships, boats, barges, or dredges.
      Salary and Wages

      Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 110
      • Average Annual Salary: $50,440
      • Average Hourly Rate: $24.25

      Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 500
      • Average Annual Salary: $56,880
      • Average Hourly Rate: $27.35

      Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 100
      • Average Annual Salary: $59,670
      • Average Hourly Rate: $28.69

      New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 1,190
      • Average Annual Salary: $65,070
      • Average Hourly Rate: $31.28
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 33,617
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 39,628
      • Percent Job Growth: 17.88%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Control Precision
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Command ships to steer them into and out of harbors, estuaries, straits, and sounds, and on rivers, lakes, and bays. Must be licensed by U.S. Coast Guard with limitations indicating class and tonnage of vessels for which license is valid and route and waters that may be piloted.
      Salary and Wages

      Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 110
      • Average Annual Salary: $50,440
      • Average Hourly Rate: $24.25

      Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 500
      • Average Annual Salary: $56,880
      • Average Hourly Rate: $27.35

      Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 100
      • Average Annual Salary: $59,670
      • Average Hourly Rate: $28.69

      New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 1,190
      • Average Annual Salary: $65,070
      • Average Hourly Rate: $31.28
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 33,617
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 39,628
      • Percent Job Growth: 17.88%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Spatial Orientation
      • Selective Attention
      • Control Precision
      • Response Orientation
      • Far Vision
      • Visual Color Discrimination
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Marine Science, Merchant Marine Officer
     Total
    Overall
    All Students113
     
    By Gender
    Male92
    Female21
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien4
    American Indian-
    Black2
    Asian6
    Hispanic2
    White99
    Unknown-
     
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