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Sailors and Marine Oilers vs Fishing and Hunting Workers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Sailors and Marine Oilers 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.”

Sailors and Marine Oilers Fishing and Hunting Workers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$49,610
—
Employment · BLS OEWS
31,360
—
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
15th pct
16th pct

At a glance

Dimension Sailors and Marine Oilers Fishing and Hunting Workers
Median pay $49,610 —
Employment 31,360 —
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+2.3%) Declining (-4.6%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 3,900 2,800
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 15th pct Low · 16th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 15th pct · 14% 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: Far Vision, Control Precision, Oral Comprehension, Problem Sensitivity, Depth Perception, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Multilimb Coordination, Manual Dexterity, Visual Color Discrimination, Monitoring, Flexibility of Closure, Near Vision, Hearing Sensitivity, Public Safety and Security, Critical Thinking, Oral Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Reaction Time, Static Strength, Extent Flexibility, Speech Clarity, Transportation, Speaking, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making.

Specific to Sailors and Marine Oilers

  • Operations Monitoring
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Operation and Control
  • Auditory Attention
  • Selective Attention
  • Active Listening
  • Troubleshooting
  • Repairing

Specific to Fishing and Hunting Workers

  • Spatial Orientation
  • Trunk Strength
  • Geography
  • Mechanical
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Law and Government
  • Biology
  • Dynamic Strength

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: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Data base user interface and query software .

Specific to Sailors and Marine Oilers

Specific to Fishing and Hunting Workers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Sailors and Marine Oilers 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. "Sailors and Marine Oilers 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; 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/sailors-and-marine-oilers-vs-fishing-and-hunting-workers

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Singulariki. (2026). Sailors and Marine Oilers vs Fishing and Hunting Workers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/sailors-and-marine-oilers-vs-fishing-and-hunting-workers

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Sailors and Marine Oilers vs Fishing and Hunting Workers},
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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; 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/sailors-and-marine-oilers-vs-fishing-and-hunting-workers}
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