Water transportation

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

77.7k

2024

Average Employee Age

44.2

2024

Estimated Job Growth

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$88,181

2024

Average Male Salary

$96,697

2024

Average Female Salary

$65,526

2024

About

The top three occupations in the Water transportation Industry Group are sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers, ship & boat captains & operators, and other managers. On average, full-time employees in the Water transportation Industry Group work 50.3 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $93,864. Part-time employees in the same industry work 19.4 hours and earn an average annual salary of $35,340.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Water transportation Industry Group are Broward County (SSW)--Miramar (West) & Pembroke Pines (Southwest) Cities PUMA, FL, Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA, and Miami-Dade County (Southeast)--Cutler Bay Town & Palmetto Bay Village PUMA, FL.

The workforce of Water transportation Industry Group in 2024 was 77,729 people, with 27.3% woman, and 72.7% men.

In 2024, 64.2% of the workforce in the Water transportation Industry Group was White (49,886 people), of which 25.9% were women and 74.1% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Water transportation Industry Group.

The workforce in Water transportation Industry Group was 77,729 people and is concentrated in Florida (20,058 workers). The average annual salary was $88,181, being $18,303 more than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

15.1%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 18.3k people employed in the Water Transportation industry. This represents a 15.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Water Transportation over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were Florida (20.1k), California (6.78k), and Louisiana (6.72k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Water transportation Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2024, Water transportation Industry Group had an average annual wage of $88,181, $18,303 more than the average national salary of $69,878.

The graph shows the position of Water transportation Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.417

WAGE GINI

Water transportation has a wage GINI of 0.417, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Water transportation (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Water transportation Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Water transportation Industry Group.

Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers are the most common position with 12,966 workers, but the Water transportation Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Ship & boat captains & operators and Other managers.

The highest average salary in Water transportation goes to Chief executives & legislators.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Water transportation Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers (12,966 people), ship & boat captains & operators (11,994 people), and other managers (3,503 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$96,697

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$9,489

$65,526

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$10,348

On average, Male workers in the Water transportation Industry Group make 1.48 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Water transportation Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Water transportation Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Water transportation Industry Group.

The Water transportation Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Transportation and warehousing Industry.

Florida and Louisiana stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Water transportation Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Water transportation is from Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities.

Transportation and warehousing has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Water transportation Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Water transportation Industry Group is Transportation and warehousing.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Water transportation is from Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Transportation and warehousing
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
Manufacturing

The Water transportation Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Transportation and warehousing Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Water transportation is from Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Transportation and warehousing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Water transportation Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Water transportation Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

Florida
344
Louisiana
251
Texas
147

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Water transportation industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Water transportation Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 27.3% corresponds to women and 72.7% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $96,697 and $65,526.

77.4% of workers have a high school or equivalent, bachelors degree or some college.

Gender and Age

21,236

Women

27.3%

56,493

Men

72.7%

The workforce of Water transportation industry in 2024 was 77,729 people, with 27.3% woman, and 72.7% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Water transportation industry.

Races

In 2024, 64.2% of the workforce in the Water transportation industry was White (49,886 people), of which 25.9% were women and 74.1% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races and Black.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Water transportation workers in 2024 were high school or equivalent (21,925 people), bachelors degree (20,516 people), and some college (17,743 people).

The chart shows the Water transportation workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Water Transportation industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 2% in the next ten years. The Water Transportation industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 2%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (23.2%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (23.2%).

Job Growth

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Water Transportation. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 2%, the average rate of national job growth.