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Water Transportation
OJT for Water Transportation: NAICS 483
The Water Transportation subsector is part of the Transportation and Warehousing sector.
Water Transportation subsector includes the following industries:
- Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation
- Inland Water Transportation
Subsector Context
The following chart breaks down the parent sector into its subsectors. It shows the percentage of people that these subsectors employ, relative to the entire sector, and the projected growth of these subsectors through 2026.
Largest Occupations
The following table shows the top 10 projected occupations, in size, for this subsector through 2026. It also shows the educational requirements and OJT requirements for these top-sized occupations. The OJT.com training directory provides a listing of the state-by-state training providers that can fulfill your on-the-job training requirements.
Largest Occupations in Subsector, Projected for 2026
| Occupation | 2026 Projected Employment (in thousands) | 2026 Projected Percent of Subsector | Percent Employment Change (2016-2026) | Education Requirements | OJT Requirements |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels | 19.5 | 26.9 | 12.9 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None |
| Sailors and marine oilers | 15.7 | 21.8 | 11.9 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Ship engineers | 4.7 | 6.5 | 10.8 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 2.5 | 3.4 | 13.0 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Customer service representatives | 1.7 | 2.3 | 8.0 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 1.7 | 2.3 | 6.5 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training |
| General and operations managers | 1.5 | 2.0 | 9.9 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 1.1 | 1.5 | 7.9 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1.0 | 1.3 | 11.1 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Office clerks, general | 1.0 | 1.4 | -1.5 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training |
Growth Occupations
The following table shows the top 10 projected occupations, in growth, for this subsector through 2026. It also shows the educational requirements and OJT requirements for these top-growth occupations. The OJT.com training directory provides a listing of the state-by-state training providers that can fulfill your on-the-job training requirements.
Highest Growth Occupations in Subsector, Projected thru 2026
| Occupation | 2026 Projected Employment (in thousands) | 2026 Projected Percent of Subsector | Percent Employment Change (2016-2026) | Education Requirements | OJT Requirements |
| Financial managers | 0.3 | 0.4 | 20.7 | Bachelor’s degree | None |
| Software developers, applications | 0.1 | 0.1 | 20.0 | Bachelor’s degree | None |
| Riggers | 0.6 | 0.8 | 18.0 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Market research analysts and marketing specialists | 0.3 | 0.5 | 17.7 | Bachelor’s degree | None |
| Cooks, all other | 0.6 | 0.9 | 16.7 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Tank car, truck, and ship loaders | 0.3 | 0.4 | 16.6 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Crane and tower operators | 0.5 | 0.6 | 15.0 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| First-line supervisors of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 0.4 | 0.6 | 13.5 | High school diploma or equivalent | None |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 2.5 | 3.4 | 13.0 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Motorboat operators | 0.3 | 0.4 | 13.0 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None |
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