Top Maritime Jobs And Their Salaries

A career in the maritime industry can be thriving and rewarding with different job opportunities. With a wide range of career opportunities within the industry, choosing a career can be confusing and uncertain. In this article, we aim to clear any confusion by discussing Top Maritime jobs and their salaries. 

What are the Maritime Jobs? 

The maritime industry is a field with extensive areas of domains. One of the major parts of the maritime industry is the aspect that deals with relations of the sea (Marine), which includes every aspect like waterways, engineering, shipping, forces, and crafts. There are different equipment used for maritime and they are generally called Marine Machinery.
The maritime industry also known as marine activity consists of vends of shipping or applying to ships usually above the sea water known to trade products and goods that include offshore oil rigging, cargo, and also as a means of conveyance for people through the watercourse. These structures can be positioned over the sea or ocean and they can also be positioned to sit at the harbor in a city. The maritime structure spends a lot of time on the sea or ocean, therefore, it is no surprise that a lot of professionals work and live around the sea. Let us examine some of these jobs and their salaries below:

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• Sailor

The sailor also known as the deckhand is responsible for operating on-site, and every transportation operation is placed under his responsibility. He is also responsible for identifying, understanding, maintaining, and operating goods and services, ensuring that proper risk assessment inspections are carried out beforehand applying to the vessels, to keep track of anchored buoys to avoid m moving swiftly from the anchored line. The sailor also plays a vital role in the transfer of skills to personnel undergoing training and development in the Sail training curriculum which takes about 9 weeks of basic training and 8 weeks of sea training. The average salary of a Sailor is between N220,000 to N1,400,000NGN every month according to LinkedIn.

• Marine Engineer

The Marine Engineer maps out a plan, formulates, keeps, and fixes a diversity of Vessels as well as ships, cargo, oil rigs, and cruise liners for convenience. Marine Engineers. The Marine engineer undergoes professional skills bachelor's degree for 4 years in theoretical and practical elements of science i.e. Courses in naval architecture and marine engineering. The average salary of a marine engineer according to Salary Explorer is between 164,000 NGN (lowest) to 471,000 NGN (highest).

• Marine Biologists 

Marine Biologists initiate and Investigate the ties between organisms and the marine surroundings. They collect biological data and samples from the sea, boats, and vessels to analyze in the laboratory putting out the statistics of the results for publications. Before becoming a professional Marine biologist, he/she must earn a 4 years bachelor's degree in Marine Biology, Zoology, and also a well systematic skill experience in Data analysis. The average salary of a Marine Engineer is around 711,000 NGN according to Salary Explorer

• Naval Architect 

The Naval Architect plan and supervise testing, installations, and fixing of the marine structure and tools. The Naval architect works hand in hand with the Marine Engineer examining schemes and providing solutions to the vessels. To become a Naval Architect, you are to take a 4 years course majoring in naval architecture in a Bachelor of Engineering. According to Salary Explorer, the average salary of a Naval architect is 415,000 NGN per month.

• Port Manager

A Port manager organizes and puts in order the loading and offloading of vessels ensuring welfare, discharging roles to the team, and cooperating with clients and other port users. The Port Manager undergoes skill training in any profession from a recognized Maritime university and must have assured a 55% mark before the experience is over. According to Glassdoor, the Salary of a Port Manager is 134,127 NGN per month. 

• Ship Officer 

The ship officer cooperates with the Sailor to avoid the risk of the sailor moving from the anchored line when applying to the vessel. The credential to becoming a Ship officer is to complete the Cadetship maritime course of 4years which Includes a variety of sea time. According to Mywage.ng, the average salary of a ship officer also known as a Deck officer is 164,574 NGN per month.

In conclusion, there are other prominent careers or jobs in the Maritime field and some of which include – Marine surveyors, Marine electricians, Marine Mechanics, Marine welders and so many more. And as we always say, choosing a career is dependent on you. Choose a career that resonates with you. Do your research and choose a career that satisfies your interest, goals, and passion. We wish you ALL THE BEST. 

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