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Ship Engineers vs Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Ship Engineers and Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 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.”

Ship Engineers Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$101,320
$105,670
Employment · BLS OEWS
8,580
8,440
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
4th pct
68th pct

At a glance

Dimension Ship Engineers Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Median pay $101,320 $105,670
Employment 8,580 8,440
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+1.6%) About average (+5.8%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 1,100 600
Typical education · O*NET Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 4th pct High · 68th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 42nd pct · 23% of tasks 61st pct · 32% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No Yes

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: Mechanical, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Deductive Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Monitoring, Written Comprehension, Near Vision, English Language, Engineering and Technology, Speaking, Speech Clarity, Complex Problem Solving, Transportation, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making, Mathematics, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Computers and Electronics, Reading Comprehension, Quality Control Analysis, Written Expression, Category Flexibility, Flexibility of Closure, Visualization.

Specific to Ship Engineers

  • Operation and Control
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting
  • Repairing
  • Control Precision
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Speech Recognition
  • Systems Analysis

Specific to Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

  • Design
  • Writing
  • Mathematical Reasoning
  • Originality
  • Physics
  • Building and Construction
  • Science
  • Time Management

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: Data base user interface and query software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Project management software , Word processing software , Enterprise resource planning ERP software , Facilities management software , Document management software .

Specific to Ship Engineers

Specific to Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Ship Engineers or Marine Engineers and Naval Architects — 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. "Ship Engineers vs Marine Engineers and Naval Architects." 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/ship-engineers-vs-marine-engineers-and-naval-architects

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Singulariki. (2026). Ship Engineers vs Marine Engineers and Naval Architects. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/ship-engineers-vs-marine-engineers-and-naval-architects

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