Marine Service Technicians Salaries, Locations, and Schools

Employment Overview

The official count of marine service technicians in 2006 was 24,000. Workers have recently faced a high level of unemployment. The unemployment rate for employees? About 7% recently.

Flexibility

Marine service technicians working on their own make up 23% of the total. Part-time work suffices for 11% of workers.

Education

Employees normally have long-term on-the-job training before landing a job. Degrees are held by 5% of current marine service technicians. Post-secondary schooling was enough for 32% of workers. Education topped out at high school for 64% of employees.

Local Outlook

You'll see a lot of marine service technicians in Sandusky (Ohio), Ocean City (New Jersey), and Barnstable (Massachusetts), and comparatively fewer in Las Vegas (Nevada), Los Angeles (California), and New York (New York). Wages for Workers are highest in Los Angeles (California), Bridgeport (Connecticut), and San Francisco (California), and lowest in Sandusky (Ohio), Houston (Texas), and Pensacola (Florida).

Detailed local employment conditions for Marine Service Technicians in metro areas across the US are shown in the table below.

Local Jobs Info for Marine Service Technicians

Employment info for Marine Service Technicians, by metropolitan area (for 2006). A Market Strength rating of 1.0 means the city (and surroundings) has an average number of workers in the occupation for to its population. A higher number indicates relatively more workers for the occupation in that location.

State	City and Surroundings	Market Strength	Workers	Median Wage
Alabama	Mobile	5.32	70	$35,000
Arkansas	Hot Springs	12.73	30	$36,000
California	Los Angeles	0.37	120	$46,000
California	Oxnard	3.9	90	$41,000
California	Riverside	1.97	200	$40,000
California	Sacramento	2.44	170	$42,000
California	San Diego	0.58	60	$32,000
California	San Francisco	1.46	110	$47,000
California	Stockton	4.47	70	$34,000
Connecticut	Bridgeport	2.09	70	$50,000
Connecticut	Danbury	10.32	50	$45,000
Connecticut	New Haven	5.28	110	$43,000
Connecticut	Norwich	10.19	90	$47,000
Delaware	Wilmington	4.42	110	$37,000
Florida	Cape Coral	16.8	270	$39,000
Florida	Deltona	4.27	50	$35,000
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	8.65	500	$34,000
Florida	Jacksonville	1.7	80	$35,000
Florida	Miami	3.11	240	$42,000
Florida	Panama City	10.36	50	$33,000
Florida	Pensacola	4.37	50	$24,000
Florida	Sarasota	6.57	140	$37,000
Florida	Tampa	2.57	250	$44,000
Florida	West Palm Beach	2.77	120	$35,000
Georgia	Atlanta	0.59	110	$38,000
Georgia	Gainesville	13.37	60	$36,000
Indiana	Indianapolis	1.9	130	$35,000
Maine	Portland	4.81	70	$34,000
Maryland	Baltimore	6.23	620	$44,000
Massachusetts	Barnstable Town	36.57	260	$42,000
Massachusetts	Boston	1.37	180	$44,000
Massachusetts	Lynn	7.02	50	$40,000
Massachusetts	New Bedford	16.43	70	$41,000
Michigan	Warren	0.88	80	$37,000
Minnesota	Minneapolis	1.78	250	$33,000
Minnesota	St Cloud	8.56	60	$40,000
Missouri	Springfield	4.19	60	$31,000
Missouri	St Louis	2.29	240	$36,000
Nevada	Las Vegas	0.55	40	$43,000
New Jersey	Camden	1.71	70	$41,000
New Jersey	Edison	3.3	260	$41,000
New Jersey	Ocean City	44.57	120	$36,000
New York	Nassau	4.89	470	$47,000
New York	New York	0.1	40	$39,000
New York	Rochester	2.88	110	$36,000
North Carolina	Wilmington	11.55	120	$36,000
Ohio	Cincinnati	1.26	100	$29,000
Ohio	Sandusky	61.55	140	$25,000
Ohio	Toledo	5.32	130	$29,000
Oregon	Portland	1.62	130	$39,000
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	2.38	210	$29,000
Rhode Island	Providence	4.47	200	$39,000
Texas	Austin	1.57	90	$38,000
Texas	Fort Worth	0.94	60	$33,000
Texas	Houston	1.03	200	$27,000
Vermont	Burlington	5.1	40	$31,000
Virginia	Richmond	1.29	60	$43,000
Virginia	Virginia Beach	1.38	80	$38,000
Washington	Bellingham	7.27	40	$41,000
Washington	Mount Vernon	28.18	80	$39,000
Washington	Seattle	3.17	350	$42,000
Wisconsin	Green Bay	4.95	60	$29,000
Wisconsin	La Crosse	8.15	40	$39,000
Wisconsin	Madison	2.43	60	$34,000