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Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

Occupation · SOC 2018 53-5021 · United States

SOC 2018 code
53-5021
Share of U.S. applications
0.00%
Applications on record
156
FY2025
6
Certified (last three years)
71.4%
Main route
H-1B
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels (SOC 53-5021). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

1121FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1121FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20081
FY20098
FY201011
FY201121
FY201211
FY20137
FY201418
FY201511
FY20168
FY201712
FY20188
FY20197
FY202013
FY20218
FY20222
FY20231
FY20240
FY20256
FY2026*3
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*0012
FY20250204
FY20240000
FY20230100
FY20220002
FY20215003
FY20209031
FY20195101
FY20180161
FY20170273
FY20160161
FY20150281
FY201404122
FY20130061
FY201200101
FY201104170
FY20100065
FY20090071
FY20080001
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. SPT Inc.38
  2. Antares Oil Services LLC12
  3. Teekay Marine Solutions Inc.9
  4. Maid of the Mist Corporation7
  5. BBC Chartering USA, LLC5
  6. Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc.3
  7. Dowa Line America Co., Ltd.2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels: applications by worksite state

1+1+1+4+13+
1+1+1+4+13+
Data table
StateApplications
TX60
NY19
FL17
MP14
CT13
NJ5
LA5
RI4
AL3
MA2
DE2
VI1
CA1
MD1
MN1
IL1
ME1
VA1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX57
  2. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL13
  3. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT12
  4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ11
  5. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY8
  6. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA6
  7. Mobile, AL3
  8. New Orleans-Metairie, LA3
  9. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD2
  10. Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Mooring Master44
  2. Port Captain/marine Loss Control Representative11
  3. Port Captain10
  4. Captain5
  5. Senior Dynamic Positioning Operator and 2ND Mate3
  6. Vessel Operator3
  7. Yachtmaster (captain)3
  8. Maritime Operation Specialist3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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