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Marine Engineers

Overview

Marine engineers are specialized engineers who help design, construct, and maintain ships, boats, and other surface and subsurface water vessels and structures, including the steering, propulsion, and other systems of ships. They also design equipment that is used in ocean research. Marine engineering is actually an interdisciplinary combination of many engineering specialties (including acoustical, chemical, civil, electrical, electronics, hardware, marine, materials, mechanical, and software engineering) and marine science principles, physics, and mathematics. Approximately 11,700 marine engineers are employed in the United States. Marine engineers are also called naval engineers, naval architects, and ocean engineers.

Salary Range

$50,000 to $100,000+

Minimum Education Level

Bachelor's Degree

Certification/License

Required

Outlook

Faster than the Average
Personality Traits

Hands On

Problem-Solving

Scientific

Career Ladder
Consultant, or College Professor

Chief Engineer

Project Manager

Marine Engineer

Junior Engineer

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