10 of the Most Popular Types of Shipbuilding Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Shipbuilding Jobs

• Offshore Electrical

  Salary range: $56,500 - $85,000

  Offshore electrical jobs focus on maintenance of electrical equipment on a gas or oil rig. Related careers for an offshore electrician include working on barges or ships, or a wind farm in the ocean. Your responsibilities in this electrician specialization include handling repair duties, preventative maintenance, and ensuring the tools and parts necessary for making repairs are well-stocked on the rig or ship. You may need to test equipment periodically and make repairs and upgrades in a short timeframe during planned outages. Electrical engineers may design or install electrical systems on rigs or other offshore facilities.

• Viking Materials

  Salary range: $38,500 - $62,500

  Viking Materials is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Viking Materials jobs pay between $38,500 (25th percentile) and $62,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Viking Materials job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Oil Well Firefighter

  Salary range: $45,500 - $69,000

  Oil Well Firefighter is a typical job search query Most salaries for Oil Well Firefighter jobs pay between $45,500 (25th percentile) and $69,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Oil Well Firefighter job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Piping Planner

  Salary range: $52,500 - $93,500

  Piping Planner is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Piping Planner jobs pay between $52,500 (25th percentile) and $93,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Piping Planner job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• 5 Point Fabrication

  Salary range: $38,000 - $58,000

  5 Point Fabrication is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for 5 Point Fabrication jobs pay between $38,000 (25th percentile) and $58,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for 5 Point Fabrication job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Lng Commissioning

  Salary range: $100,500 - $176,500

  Lng Commissioning is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Lng Commissioning jobs pay between $100,500 (25th percentile) and $176,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Lng Commissioning job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Boatswain Mate

  Salary range: $50,000 - $56,000

  Boatswain Mate is a typical job search query Most salaries for Boatswain Mate jobs pay between $50,000 (25th percentile) and $56,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Boatswain Mate job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Orion Marine Group

  Salary range: $46,500 - $65,500

  Orion Marine Group is a typical job search query Most salaries for Orion Marine Group jobs pay between $46,500 (25th percentile) and $65,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Orion Marine Group job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Opt

  Salary range: $41,500 - $117,000

  Opt is a common job search query. Most salaries for Opt jobs pay between $41,500 (25th percentile) and $117,000 (75th percentile) annually. You’ll find many open positions nationwide for Opt job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Salaried Dredge

  Salary range: $72,000 - $79,000

  Salaried Dredge is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Salaried Dredge jobs pay between $72,000 (25th percentile) and $79,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Salaried Dredge job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.