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Explore Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Careers

This is just the beginning of a lifetime of exciting opportunities that a career in the shipbuilding and ship repair industry can bring you. As your knowledge and experience grow, there will be many career choices available to you…craft professional, crew leader/foreman, craft manager/superintendent, just to name a few. Click on the images below to investigate career details or explore your salary and education options with filters provided.

All salaries are reflective of a nation-wide average. Individual companies may offer less or more based on market conditions and other factors.

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BLASTER/PAINTER

BLASTER/PAINTER

$47,984

Do you like to restore and make things more vibrant? If so, a blaster/painter might be a great career for you.

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INSIDE MACHINIST

INSIDE MACHINIST

$51,249

Do you enjoy how intricate parts work such as locks, gears, etc.? If so, a career as a marine inside machinist might be the career for you.

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INSULATOR

INSULATOR

$48,042

Do you enjoy craft projects? Do you like following instructions? If so, you should consider a career as a marine insulator.

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MARINE ELECTRICIAN

MARINE ELECTRICIAN

$49,660

If you are interested in electronics, tinkering with wires and problem solving, a marine electrician may be the career for you!

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Outfitter

Outfitter

$49,140

Do you like seeing a project completed? Are you detail-oriented? If so, being a marine outfitter could be the right career for you.

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Outside Machinist

Outside Machinist

$50,180

Are you mechanically inclined? Do you like putting things together? If so, a career as a marine outside machinist might be right for you!

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PIPE WELDER

PIPE WELDER

$49,530

Do you like building with Legos? Are you detail-oriented and like the sight of sparks? Consider becoming a marine pipe welding!

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PIPEFITTER

PIPEFITTER

$49,833

Do you like games where you create systems that transport fluids to meet a goal? ? If so, consider becoming a marine pipefitter!

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SHIPFITTER

SHIPFITTER

$47,566

Do you like working with complex puzzles, creating new things and being part of a team? You may want to start your career as a shipfitter.

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STRUCTURAL WELDER

STRUCTURAL WELDER

$46,598

Do you like creating with building materials? Are you detail-oriented and like sparks? Consider a career in marine structural welding.

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Average salaries provided do not include overtime or company incentives.