Navigating SuccessNavigating Success

Opportunities in the Marine Opportunities in the Marine and Composites Industriesand Composites Industries

Boat Building and Marine Trades Boat Building and Marine Trades CareersCareers

• Career LaddersCareer Ladders

• Other Marine Related OpportunitiesOther Marine Related Opportunities

• Career ResourcesCareer Resources

• Education OpportunitiesEducation Opportunities

• Maine Professional AssociationsMaine Professional Associations

Shipyard/Boatyard Career Ladder: Shipyard/Boatyard Career Ladder: Boat Boat building, repairing, and salesbuilding, repairing, and sales

Foreman General Manager Department ManagerInstructor/Trainer Service Manager Systems DesignerTechnical Engineer Facilities Manager Customer Service Manager

Carpenter HVAC Tech MechanicComposite Tech Electrician Welder/FabricatorElectronic Tech Marine Systems Tech Marine Finisher

Yard Laborer Dockhand InternAssistant Technician Apprentice

Marina Career Ladder: Mooring, Marina Career Ladder: Mooring, storing, servicing of boatsstoring, servicing of boats

OwnerGeneral ManagerMarina Manager

Service ManagerDock Manager

Mechanic

Equipment Operator Yard LaborerFuel Attendant MaintenanceDockhand Apprentice

Design Career Ladder: Designing the Design Career Ladder: Designing the exterior, interior, and systems of boatsexterior, interior, and systems of boats

Naval ArchitectEngineerYacht Designer

Marine Systems ExpertInterior DesignerModel Maker

DrafterTechnical EngineerCAD Technician

Administrative Career Ladder: Administrative Career Ladder: Management of the businessManagement of the business

CEO OwnerCFO Vice PresidentPresident

General ManagerOffice ManagerService Manager

BookkeeperService WriterParts Manager

Crew Career Ladder: Crewing on boatsCrew Career Ladder: Crewing on boats

CaptainChief Engineer

EngineerFirst Mate

Chef

Second MateSteward/Stewardess

Deckhand

Other Marine OpportunitiesOther Marine Opportunities

• Sail Rigger & Sail MakerSail Rigger & Sail Maker• Brokerage/Yacht Sales/DealersBrokerage/Yacht Sales/Dealers• Marine Upholsterer/CanvasMarine Upholsterer/Canvas• Marine SurveyorMarine Surveyor• Marine Underwriter (Insurance Industry)Marine Underwriter (Insurance Industry)• Instructors/TrainersInstructors/Trainers• Marine Product Vendors and SuppliersMarine Product Vendors and Suppliers• Safety and Environmental ProfessionalsSafety and Environmental Professionals• Marine Publications & JournalistsMarine Publications & Journalists

Career Resources and Career Resources and DescriptionsDescriptions

• Short descriptions of these job titles are on the Short descriptions of these job titles are on the Marine Industry Technical Education Council’s Marine Industry Technical Education Council’s (MITEC) website at (MITEC) website at www.boatingcareerinfo.org..

• Sabre Yachts in Casco, ME have created some Sabre Yachts in Casco, ME have created some wonderful videos of their boatbuilding process at wonderful videos of their boatbuilding process at www.sabreyachts.com/about/yacht-videos.php

• The Marine Industries Association of South The Marine Industries Association of South Florida(MIASF) have free videos describing Florida(MIASF) have free videos describing marine careers at marine careers at www.miasf.org/index.htm

Education Opportunities in Education Opportunities in MaineMaine• Advanced Engineering and Wood Composite Center at Advanced Engineering and Wood Composite Center at

UMaine (UMaine (www.aewc.umaine.edu))• Advanced Technology Center (Advanced Technology Center (www.smccme.edu))• Atlantic Challenge (Atlantic Challenge (www.atlanticchallenge.com))• The Boat School (The Boat School (www.theboatschoolhusson.net))• The Landing School (The Landing School (www.landingschool.edu))• Maine Maritime Academy (Maine Maritime Academy (www.mainemaritime.edu))• Maine Marine Trade Association Maine Marine Trade Association

(www.mainemarinetrades.com)(www.mainemarinetrades.com)• Marine Systems Training Center Marine Systems Training Center

(www.marinesystemstraining.com)(www.marinesystemstraining.com)• Pro-Boat On-Line Training: (www.proboate-training.com)Pro-Boat On-Line Training: (www.proboate-training.com)• Wooden Boat School: (www.thewoodenboatschool.com)Wooden Boat School: (www.thewoodenboatschool.com)

Professional Associations in Professional Associations in MaineMaine

• Maine Marine Trade Association Maine Marine Trade Association (www.mainemarinetrades.com) (www.mainemarinetrades.com)

• Maine Composites Alliance Maine Composites Alliance (www.mainecompositesalliance.org) (www.mainecompositesalliance.org)

• Maine Built Boats Maine Built Boats (www.mainebuiltboats.org)(www.mainebuiltboats.org)

Composite CareersComposite Careers

What Are Composites?What Are Composites? Where Can You Work?Where Can You Work? Composites Career LadderComposites Career Ladder Composite EducationComposite Education Composite ResourcesComposite Resources

What Is A Composite?What Is A Composite?

Two or more items that are brought Two or more items that are brought together to make a stronger product together to make a stronger product in the end. Composites can be fiber, in the end. Composites can be fiber, plastic, wood, glass, and/or a plastic, wood, glass, and/or a combination of these.combination of these.

Usually they are lighter weight, more Usually they are lighter weight, more economical, offer better economical, offer better performance, and last longer.performance, and last longer.

Where can you work with Where can you work with composites?composites?

ManufacturersManufacturers Advanced MaterialsAdvanced Materials Original Equipment Manufacturers Original Equipment Manufacturers

(OEM’s)(OEM’s) AcademiaAcademia OtherOther: Government and military labs, : Government and military labs,

Consulting, Software, Technical Consulting, Software, Technical PublishersPublishers

Product Design & Production: Product Design & Production: Engineers, Engineers, scientists, and technicians that manufacture scientists, and technicians that manufacture

productsproducts

Chemists Manufacturing EngineerEngineers Production EngineerProduct Designer Tool Engineer/Designer

Manufacturing Technician Production SupervisorProduction Scheduler Tooling Supervisor

Laminator Pattern or Tool MakerMold Fabricator Woodworker, metal worker, or electrician

Test & Quality Control: Test & Quality Control: Engineers, Scientists Engineers, Scientists and Technicians that oversee quality of final productand Technicians that oversee quality of final product

Testing Engineer/InspectorQuality Engineer/Inspector

Testing TechnicianQuality Technician

Composites Education in MaineComposites Education in Maine

Advanced Engineering and Wood Advanced Engineering and Wood Composite Center in OronoComposite Center in Orono

The Landing School in ArundelThe Landing School in Arundel The Boat School in EastportThe Boat School in Eastport SMCC Advanced Technology Center SMCC Advanced Technology Center

in Brunswickin Brunswick

Composite ResourcesComposite Resources

Maine Composites Alliance Maine Composites Alliance (www.mainecompositesalliance.org) (www.mainecompositesalliance.org)

Advanced Engineering and Wood Composites Advanced Engineering and Wood Composites Center at UMaine (www.aewc.umaine.edu) Center at UMaine (www.aewc.umaine.edu)

American Composites Manufacturers Association American Composites Manufacturers Association (www.acmanet.org) (www.acmanet.org)

Society of Manufacturing Engineers Society of Manufacturing Engineers (www.sme.org)(www.sme.org)

And the Salary Survey saysAnd the Salary Survey says Boat Builders: $12-$19Boat Builders: $12-$19 Electronics: $12-$25/hrElectronics: $12-$25/hr Boat Mechanics: $11-Boat Mechanics: $11-

$22/hr$22/hr Riggers: $15-$24/hrRiggers: $15-$24/hr Captains: $15-$30/hrCaptains: $15-$30/hr

Mold Fabricator: $9-Mold Fabricator: $9-$15/hr$15/hr

Manufacturing Manufacturing Engineer: $13-$38/hrEngineer: $13-$38/hr

Product Safety Product Safety Engineer: $15-$36/hrEngineer: $15-$36/hr

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