Also called: Ship Manager
Manages a fleet of ships for a shipping company: crews, schedules, repairs, and costs.
Fleet managers track ships on screens, solve problems like a broken engine in a foreign port, and balance safety, budgets, and charter schedules.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Maritime academy or business degree plus years at sea or in shipping offices.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Marine Transportation, Maritime Business, Marine Engineering.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Fleet analytics and AI predict breakdowns and costs; solving crises in foreign ports and owning safety stay human.
Classes: Physics, Business CTE class, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3071.
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