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Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels vs Fishing and Hunting Workers

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A factual, source-backed comparison of Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels and Fishing and Hunting Workers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels Fishing and Hunting Workers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$85,540
—
Employment · BLS OEWS
35,390
—
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
42nd pct
16th pct

At a glance

Dimension Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels Fishing and Hunting Workers
Median pay $85,540 —
Employment 35,390 —
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+0.5%) Declining (-4.6%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 4,300 2,800
Typical education · O*NET Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 42nd pct Low · 16th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 55th pct · 29% of tasks —
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No —

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Transportation, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Public Safety and Security, Problem Sensitivity, Deductive Reasoning, Spatial Orientation, Far Vision, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Control Precision, Near Vision, Speech Clarity, Speaking, Monitoring, Inductive Reasoning, Mechanical, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Flexibility of Closure, Manual Dexterity, Depth Perception, Law and Government, English Language, Geography, Coordination, Category Flexibility.

Specific to Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

  • Operation and Control
  • Written Comprehension
  • Information Ordering
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Speech Recognition
  • Active Listening
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Written Expression

Specific to Fishing and Hunting Workers

  • Static Strength
  • Trunk Strength
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Biology
  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Reaction Time
  • Dynamic Strength
  • Extent Flexibility

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Office suite software , Spreadsheet software , Route navigation software , Analytical or scientific software , Data base user interface and query software .

Specific to Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

Specific to Fishing and Hunting Workers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels or Fishing and Hunting Workers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels vs Fishing and Hunting Workers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/captains-mates-and-pilots-of-water-vessels-vs-fishing-and-hunting-workers

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Singulariki. (2026). Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels vs Fishing and Hunting Workers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/captains-mates-and-pilots-of-water-vessels-vs-fishing-and-hunting-workers

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-captains-mates-and-pilots-of-water-vessels-vs-fishing-and-hunting-workers,
  title  = {Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels vs Fishing and Hunting Workers},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/captains-mates-and-pilots-of-water-vessels-vs-fishing-and-hunting-workers}
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