Ship Engineers
SOC Code: 53-5031
Ship Engineerss monitor engine, machinery, or equipment indicators when vessels are underway, and report abnormalities to appropriate shipboard staff. This career typically requires medium preparation (1-2 years). With an AI-proof score of 78.8/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Operation and Control.
AI-Proof Score: 78.8 — High
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Median Salary
$101,320
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Job Growth
1.6%
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Training Time
Medium preparation (1-2 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 3 / 5
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Training Cost
~$15,000
Key Skills
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Operation and Control
- •Troubleshooting
- •Repairing
- •Critical Thinking
- •Monitoring
Common Tasks
- ✓Monitor engine, machinery, or equipment indicators when vessels are underway, and report abnormalities to appropriate shipboard staff.
- ✓Monitor the availability, use, or condition of lifesaving equipment or pollution preventatives to ensure that international regulations are followed.
- ✓Monitor and test operations of engines or other equipment so that malfunctions and their causes can be identified.
- ✓Start engines to propel ships, and regulate engines and power transmissions to control speeds of ships, according to directions from captains or bridge computers.
- ✓Perform or participate in emergency drills, as required.
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