Motorboat Operators
SOC Code: 53-5022
Motorboat Operatorss operate engine throttles and steering mechanisms to guide boats on desired courses. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 81.8/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operation and Control, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring.
AI-Proof Score: 81.8 — Very High
💰
Median Salary
$51,880
📈
Job Growth
1.4%
⏱️
Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
🎓
Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
💵
Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Operation and Control
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Equipment Maintenance
- •Critical Thinking
- •Coordination
- •Monitoring
- •Speaking
Common Tasks
- ✓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.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation