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Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians In Demand

General Information

Description

Repair and adjust electrical and mechanical equipment of inboard or inboard-outboard boat engines.

Workplace at a Glance

What you can expect to experience while on the job

  • Responsibility
  • Exposure to job hazards
  • Physical activity
  • Decision making
  • Repetitiveness
  • Level of competition
  • Time pressure

Industry areas

  • Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

Job Outlook

Projected Job Growth (2022 - 2032)
+3%
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Salary

Average Salary

Salary

$48,280

State-by-state Salary

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$64,070
$21,080
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Education & Interests

Most Common Education Levels

People in this career achieve this level of education.

  • Post-secondary certificate 53%
  • High school 23%
  • Some college 11%
  • Less than high school 6%
  • Associate's degree 4%
  • Master's degree 0%
  • Doctoral degree 0%
  • Bachelor's degree 0%
  • Post baccalaureate 0%
  • Post-doctoral training 0%
  • Post-master's certificate 0%
  • First professional degree 0%

PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS

You may find this career fulfilling if you consider yourself to be:

  • Realistic — You have an interest in physically working with equipment, materials or structures.
  • Conventional — You have an interest in following procedures and regulations to organize information or data.
  • Investigative — You have an interest in studying and researching objects, organisms, and other things.

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Skills at a Glance

Skills helpful in this career

  • Verbal skills
  • Critical thinking & problem solving
  • Equipment operation & maintenance
  • Math & science skills
  • Technology design & control
  • Leadership

Knowledge

  • Mechanical
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Physics

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