Ocean engineering majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with an ocean engineering degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in ocean engineering. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 354 ocean engineering major resumes to identify the jobs ocean engineering majors most prefer.
Highest-paying jobs with a ocean engineering degree
- Starting salary$69,000Job openings11,675Top locations:Houston, TX; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Seattle, WA;Job description:Marine engineers and naval architects design, build, and maintain ships from aircraft carriers to submarines, from sailboats to tankers. Marine engineers are primarily responsible for the internal systems of a ship, such as propulsion, electrical, refrigeration, and steering. Naval architects are primarily responsible for the ship design, including the form, structure, and stability of hulls.
- Starting salary$66,000Job openings132,324Top locations:Job description:Sales engineers sell complex scientific and technological products or services to businesses. They must have extensive knowledge of the products’ parts and functions and must understand the scientific processes that make these products work.
- Starting salary$62,000Job openings145,936Top locations:Job description:Software developers are the creative minds behind computer programs. Some develop the applications that allow people to do specific tasks on a computer or another device. Others develop the underlying systems that run the devices or that control networks.
- Starting salary$60,000Job openings115,384Top locations:Job description:A Manufacturing Engineer plans, designs, sets up, and monitors the manufacturing processes. They work in various sectors, such as plastics, oil, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology.
- Starting salary$58,000Job openings105,618Top locations:Job description:Mechanical engineering is one of the broadest engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineers design, develop, build, and test mechanical and thermal sensors and devices, including tools, engines, and machines.
- Starting salary$54,000Job openings107,703Top locations:New York, NY; Norfolk, VA; San Diego, CA;Job description:Mechanical engineering is one of the broadest engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineers design, develop, build, and test mechanical and thermal sensors and devices, including tools, engines, and machines.
- Starting salary$51,000Job openings86,015Top locations:Job description:Electrical engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacturing of electrical equipment, such as electric motors, radar and navigation systems, communications systems, and power generation equipment. Electronics engineers design and develop electronic equipment, such as broadcast and communications systems—from portable music players to global positioning systems (GPSs).
- Starting salary$38,000Job openings74,730Top locations:Houston, TX; New Orleans, LA; Arlington, VA;Job description:Marine engineers and naval architects design, build, and maintain ships from aircraft carriers to submarines, from sailboats to tankers. Marine engineers are primarily responsible for the internal systems of a ship, such as propulsion, electrical, refrigeration, and steering. Naval architects are primarily responsible for the ship design, including the form, structure, and stability of hulls.
- Starting salary$29,000Job openings122,388Top locations:Harrisburg, PA; Houston, TX; Uniontown, PA;
- Starting salary$27,000Job openings97,722Top locations:Job description:Civil engineering technicians help civil engineers to plan, design, and build highways, bridges, utilities, and other infrastructure projects. They also help to plan, design, and build commercial, industrial, residential, and land development projects.
