Vocational Programs for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
35K	$47.03	$97,820

The role of Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels is to command or supervise operations of ships and water vessels, such as tugboats and ferryboats. Required to hold license issued by U.S. Coast Guard. The average annual wage of the occupations is $97,820 and $47 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels career. Based on BLS data, a total of 34,520 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Total 3 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer page.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer	3	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

The following 3 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.

Clatsop Community College

Astoria, OR public, 2-4 years

Tuition & Fees

2023-2024$4,575(in-state) $8,607(out-of-state)

San Jacinto Community College

Pasadena, TX public, four-years

Tuition & Fees

2023-2024$3,456(in-state) $5,352(out-of-state)

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA public, four-years

Tuition & Fees

2023-2024$4,865(in-state) $5,354(out-of-state)