Marine Service Technicians: Job, Salary, and School Information from The Riley Guide

Marine Service Technicians

Career and Education Info

Job Numbers and Growth

Government data shows about 24,000 for marine service technicians. The unemployment rate for this occupation is relatively high.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

11% of people working as employees are employed part-time. Marine service technicians work for themselves about 23% of the time.

Training and Education

Education requirements for this career usually include long-term on-the-job training. Approximately 5% of people working as employees have earned a degree. Among marine service technicians about 32% went to college but did not get a degree. Among workers, 64% have a high school diploma, but no college education. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.

Area Job Conditions

Jobs are relatively more common in Sandusky (Ohio), Barnstable (Massachusetts), and Ocean City (New Jersey), and less common in Phoenix (Arizona), Las Vegas (Nevada), and Chicago (Illinois).

Average income is highest in Chicago (Illinois), San Francisco (California), and Nassau (New York) and lowest in Athens (Georgia), Cincinnati (Ohio), and Green Bay (Wisconsin).

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Marine Service Technicians: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area

The table below shows data for Marine Service Technicians, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Marine Service Technicians are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Marine Service Technicians are starred .

State	Area	Positions	Typical Pay	Popularity in Area
Alabama	Mobile	80	$30,030	6.7
Arizona	Flagstaff	40	$36,380	12.2
Arizona	Phoenix	130	$37,440	1
California	Oakland	120	$44,010	1.7
California	San Diego	110	$35,770	1.2
California	San Francisco	100	$49,380	1.5
Connecticut	Bridgeport	100	$41,830	3.4
Connecticut	New Haven	100	$46,600	5.4
Connecticut	Norwich	70	$46,310	8.9
Florida	Cape Coral	170	$42,890	12.4
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	680	$39,720	13.7
Florida	Fort Walton Beach	50	$31,590	10.8
Florida	Jacksonville	110	$31,580	2.7
Florida	Palm Bay	50	$39,230	3.9
Florida	Panama City	40	$36,980	9.6
Florida	Tampa	330	$44,400	4
Florida	West Palm Beach	80	$39,610	2.2
Georgia	Athens	40	$25,810	8.7
Georgia	Gainesville	60	$42,570	14.1
Hawaii	Honolulu	40	$33,940	1.4
Illinois	Chicago	130	$48,230	0.5
Indiana	Gary	110	$30,840	6
Maine	Portland	90	$33,890	6.8
Maryland	Baltimore	470	$42,480	5.3
Massachusetts	Barnstable Town	320	$43,770	50.9
Massachusetts	Boston	310	$45,460	2.7
Massachusetts	New Bedford	110	$40,840	28.2
Michigan	Flint	40		4.6
Minnesota	Minneapolis	330	$32,500	2.7
Minnesota	St Cloud	50	$36,020	7.8
Mississippi	Pascagoula	30	$29,920	10.9
Missouri	Springfield	50	$36,550	3.9
Nevada	Las Vegas	50	$41,480	0.8
New Jersey	Atlantic City	40	$43,090	4.2
New Jersey	Edison	190	$33,740	2.7
New Jersey	Ocean City	120	$36,840	50.3
New York	Nassau	480	$45,530	5.6
New York	Rochester	160	$34,780	4.8
North Carolina	Wilmington	130	$36,630	14
Ohio	Cincinnati	80	$28,400	1.1
Ohio	Sandusky	120	$27,820	60.3
Ohio	Toledo	150	$32,800	7.2
Oregon	Portland	130	$40,820	1.8
Rhode Island	Providence	140	$38,410	3.7
Tennessee	Chattanooga	40	$33,650	2.6
Texas	Austin	80	$38,430	1.6
Virginia	Virginia Beach	110	$40,890	2.2
Washington	Bellingham	40	$43,670	8.2
Washington	Mount Vernon	80	$39,790	30.9
Washington	Seattle	360	$41,810	3.7
Washington	Tacoma	110	$36,880	6.2
Wisconsin	Green Bay	30	$24,770	2.8
Wisconsin	Madison	60	$36,130	2.7
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	80	$32,300	1.4

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