Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels: demand is edging down in the US and holding steady in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.
United States: Edging down
Basis: weekly thinning, other holding. Driving job postings -3.2% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: +4.0%. Median pay: US$92,460.
Canada: Holding
Basis: outlook only. Driving job postings n/a year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: +0.40 on a scale of −2 to +2.
US SOC 53-5021. Canada NOC 72602. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.