Also called: Stew, Interior Crew
Provides five-star housekeeping and service to guests on a luxury yacht.
Stews make beds with hotel precision, serve meals and cocktails, do laundry, and set up surprise events for guests, often on 16-hour days during charters.
Yacht crew typically get free room and food aboard, plus tips that can add thousands per charter, so take-home value is higher than the salary suggests. Fort Lauderdale is the US hub.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. STCW basic safety training; hospitality experience helps.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Hospitality Management.
Growing faster than average. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. Hotel-level housekeeping and personal guest service on a yacht stay human.
Age 18+. One way to start: Take STCW Basic Training and a seafarer medical, then register with yacht crew agencies First: STCW Basic Safety Training (about 5 days) and a seafarer medical
Classes: Hospitality CTE class, A second language, Health.
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