Ship Planner Salary
Ship planners are responsible for designing a ship's loading and unloading plans. It is the ship planner's responsibility to be sure the vessel can handle the cargo. In order to be cost-effective, the ship planner must make sure there is no wasted space on board. The job of ship planner falls under the broader career category of tank car, truck and ship loaders. Salaries vary by experience and employer.
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Annual Wage
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The mean annual wage for tank car, truck and ship loaders was reported to be $44,510 by the U.S. Bureau Labor Statistics in 2010. The median annual wage was $42,780. The lowest-paid 10th percentile earned an annual wage of $22,830 or less, while the lowest-paid 25th percentile earned an annual wage of $30,430 or less. The highest-paid 25th percentile earned an annual wage of $58,660 or more, while the highest-paid 10th percentile earned an annual wage of $70,340 or more.
Hourly Wage
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The mean hourly wage for tank car, truck and ship loaders was $21.40 in 2010, according to the BLS. The median hourly wage was $20.40. The lowest-paid 10th percentile earned an hourly wage $10.98 or less, while the lowest-paid 25th percentile earned an hourly wage of $14.63 or less. The highest-paid 25th percentile earned an hourly wage of $28.20 or more, while the highest-paid 10th percentile earned an hourly wage of $33.82 or more.
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Industry
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The salary of a ship planner varies by industry. The support activities for water transportation industry held the highest level of employment for this occupation in 2010, with an estimated 3,760 jobs that year, according to the BLS. Ship planners employed in this industry earned an hourly mean wage of $25.56 and an annual mean wage of $53,160. The electric power generation, transmission and distribution industry was the top-paying industry in 2010, according to BLS reports, with an hourly mean wage of $27.73 and an annual mean wage of $57,670.
Geographical Location
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The salary of a ship planner varies by the geographical location of employment. Ship planners employed in California earned an hourly mean wage of $27.92 and an annual mean wage of $58,080 in 2010, while those employed in Pennsylvania earned an hourly mean wage of $20.19 and an annual mean wage of $42,000, according to the BLS. Ship planners in West Virginia earned some of the lowest salaries by state, with an hourly mean wage of $18.18 and an annual mean wage of $37,810.
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