Ship worker vs relief mate

The differences between ship workers and relief mates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a ship worker and a relief mate. Additionally, a relief mate has an average salary of $60,561, which is higher than the $28,576 average annual salary of a ship worker.

The top three skills for a ship worker include customer orders, safety procedures and crisis intervention. The most important skills for a relief mate are engine room, safety drills, and .

Ship worker vs relief mate overview

	Ship Worker	Relief Mate
Yearly salary	$28,576	$60,561
Hourly rate	$13.74	$29.12
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	29,706	1,084
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Ship worker vs relief mate salary

Ship workers and relief mates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Ship Worker	Relief Mate
Average salary	$28,576	$60,561
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $42,000	Between $22,000 And $165,000
Highest paying City	Baltimore, MD	-
Highest paying state	Vermont	-
Best paying company	Katerra	-
Best paying industry	Transportation	-

Differences between ship worker and relief mate education

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

	Ship Worker	Relief Mate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Marine Transportation
Most common college	-	-

Ship worker vs relief mate demographics

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

	Ship Worker	Relief Mate
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 54.7% Female, 45.3%	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 3.1% White, 75.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between ship worker and relief mate duties and responsibilities

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 ,

Relief 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 vs relief mate skills

Common ship worker skills

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

Common relief mate skills

Engine Room, 58%
Safety Drills, 42%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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