Cargo mate vs ship worker

The differences between cargo mates and ship workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a cargo mate and a ship worker. Additionally, a cargo mate has an average salary of $58,098, which is higher than the $28,576 average annual salary of a ship worker.

The top three skills for a cargo mate include cargo operations, and . The most important skills for a ship worker are customer orders, safety procedures, and crisis intervention.

Cargo mate vs ship worker overview

	Cargo Mate	Ship Worker
Yearly salary	$58,098	$28,576
Hourly rate	$27.93	$13.74
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	1,091	29,706
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Cargo mate vs ship worker salary

Cargo mates and ship workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cargo Mate	Ship Worker
Average salary	$58,098	$28,576
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $154,000	Between $19,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Baltimore, MD
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Katerra
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between cargo mate and ship worker education

There are a few differences between a cargo mate and a ship worker in terms of educational background:

	Cargo Mate	Ship Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Marine Transportation	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cargo mate vs ship worker demographics

Here are the differences between cargo mates' and ship workers' demographics:

	Cargo Mate	Ship Worker
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 100.0% Female, 0.0%	Male, 54.7% Female, 45.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% Asian, 2.9% White, 79.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 3.1% White, 75.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between cargo mate and ship worker duties and responsibilities

Cargo mate example responsibilities.

Work closely with surveyors, clients and ROV supervisors to achieve safe and effective subsea operations.
Trained/Mentore multiple junior officers in dynamic positioning, ballast control, and seamanship.
Trained/Mentore multiple junior officers in dynamic positioning, ballast control, and seamanship.

Ship worker example responsibilities.

Stack ice cream bricks and tubs onto pallets in freezer by hand and move into position by electric pallet jack.
General maintenance such as but not limit to HVAC maintenance/repair, electrical maintenance/repair, minor plumbing maintenance/repair.
Work the dryers in which the linen are dried in.
Used FIFO system to see what need to be pick first.
Collect payment in cash, credit and debit using POS systems.
build carts, run the wash and robot, unload and load trucks ,

Cargo mate vs ship worker skills

Common cargo mate skills

Cargo Operations, 100%

Common ship worker skills

Customer Orders, 15%
Safety Procedures, 14%
Crisis Intervention, 9%
Community Resources, 9%
Customer Service, 9%
CPR, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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