Ship Engineers: apprenticeship hours and pay

O*NET-SOC 53-5031.00

Approved titles

RAPIDS codes

Shortest term

3,726 h

minimum on the list

National median pay

$109,530

a year, BLS May 2025

Jobs nationally

8,400

BLS May 2025

Approved apprenticeship titles

Training approaches: competency-based, hybrid, time-based
Shortest approved term: 3,726 hours, Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch (OICEW) (competency-based)
State medians: $133,640 in New York to $40,080 in Puerto Rico (25 states publish one)

Title	RAPIDS code	Approach and term
Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch (OICEW)	3005	Competency-Based: 3,726 hours Hybrid: 3,726 to 5,716 hours Time-Based: 3,726 hours

State	Median pay	Hourly	Jobs
New York	$133,640	$64.25	550
Hawaii	$131,640	$63.29	70
Florida	$130,480	$62.73	1,260
Texas	$127,810	$61.45	660
Massachusetts	$122,720	$59.00	150
Indiana	$122,190	$58.75	210
Kentucky	$120,550	$57.96	Not published
Rhode Island	$119,330	$57.37	50
Connecticut	$119,010	$57.22	50
New Jersey	$118,310	$56.88	170
Illinois	$115,310	$55.44	110
Washington	$107,940	$51.90	730
Louisiana	$103,430	$49.73	610
Mississippi	$98,380	$47.30	140
South Carolina	$97,890	$47.06	80
California	$97,660	$46.95	610
Alabama	$96,030	$46.17	50
Oregon	$88,800	$42.69	80
Alaska	$88,190	$42.40	420
Virginia	$82,370	$39.60	1,450
Pennsylvania	$80,210	$38.56	90
Michigan	$79,170	$38.06	100
Maine	$77,160	$37.10	30
North Carolina	$65,010	$31.26	90
Puerto Rico	$40,080	$19.27	Not published