Headline risk
9%
Low RiskMarine engineers and naval architects
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Design, develop, and evaluate the operation of marine vessels, ship machinery, and related equipment, such as power supply and propulsion systems.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 5% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 105,670
Employment 2024
8.5K
Projected Change (2024–34)
5.8%
Openings (2024–34)
0.6K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of marine engineers and naval architects is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Maintain contact with, and formulate reports for, contractors and clients to ensure completion of work at minimum cost. AI use: 0%
- 2. Conduct analyses of ships, such as stability, structural, weight, and vibration analyses. AI use: 0%
- 3. Prepare technical reports for use by engineering, management, or sales personnel. AI use: 0%
- 4. Perform monitoring activities to ensure that ships comply with international regulations and standards for life-saving equipment and pollution preventatives. AI use: 0%
- 5. Evaluate performance of craft during dock and sea trials to determine design changes and conformance with national and international standards. AI use: 0%
- 6. Inspect marine equipment and machinery to draw up work requests and job specifications. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 47.1 · 254K employed
Under 25: 3% · 25–54: 68% · 55+: 29%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Marine engineers and naval architects design, develop, and evaluate the operation of marine vessels, ship machinery, and related equipment.
Marine engineers and naval architects may work in a variety of settings, such as in offices, on manufacturing shop floors, or at sea. Most marine engineers and naval architects work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week.
Marine engineers and naval architects typically need a bachelor’s degree in marine engineering, naval architecture, or a related field.
The median annual wage for marine engineers and naval architects was $105,670 in May 2024.
Employment of marine engineers and naval architects is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.