Also called: Marine Carpenter, Dock Builder
A skilled builder who repairs boats and sets ships up in dry dock.
Shipwrights position keel blocks so a ship sits safely in dry dock, build staging, and work wood and fiberglass on boats. It is one of the oldest trades in the world.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 4 years after high school. Shipyard apprenticeship (e.g., Newport News Shipbuilding's Apprentice School, Norfolk or Puget Sound Naval Shipyard apprenticeships, Electric Boat, Bath Iron Works), which pays you while you learn or boatbuilding school.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Boatbuilding (trade school).
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Setting keel blocks, building staging and repairing wood and fiberglass are varied crafts that stay human.
Classes: Woodshop, Geometry, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2031.
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