Aircraft maintenance and related trades
£31,286
Average salary
51 hours
Average weekly hours
1.53%
Unemployment rate
Definition: Boat and ship builders and repairers
*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 5235
Boat and ship builders and repairers construct, install and repair wooden structures and fittings, and shape, position, rivet and seal metal plates and girders to form the metal structures and frameworks for marine craft.
Common tasks include:
- examines drawings and specifications to determine job requirements
- uses rules, scribes and punches to mark out metal plate with guidelines and reference points and cuts plates using appropriate tools
- uses machine tools to bend, curve, punch, drill and straighten metal plate as required and positions and aligns metal platework or frame for welding and bolting
- rivets together metal plates and girders, seals seams, smooths welds, fixes metal doors, collars, portholes, tank and hatch covers
- selects and measures appropriate wood and cuts, shapes and drills to specification using saws, planes, chisels and other power or hand tools
- aligns and fixes prepared wood pieces by screwing, nailing, gluing and dowelling to form decking, small wooden marine craft and their interiors and fittings
- maintains and repairs woodwork and fittings
Qualifications
Entrants typically possess GCSEs/S grades. Training is usually via apprenticeship including practical experience and technical training. Apprenticeships and vocational qualifications in boat building and relevant aspects of engineering and construction are available at Levels 2 and 3.
*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.
Employment status: Boat and ship builders and repairers
Regional employment: Boat and ship builders and repairers
Future employment: Boat and ship builders and repairers
Top 12 industries: Boat and ship builders and repairers
Alternative & related job titles: Boat and ship builders and repairers
Boat builder Fitter (boat building) Frame turner (ship building) Laminator (boat building and repairing) Marine engineer Ship’s joiner Shipwright
Equality focus: Boat and ship builders and repairers
Breaking down the official government big data sources by gender, age and region. Hours and pay data based on full time equlivalent roles.
Breakdown by gender
£31,807
Female average annual salary
£31,286
Male average annual salary
46
Female average weekly hours
51
Male average weekly hours
Average pay per hour: Boat and ship builders and repairers
Workforce gender: Boat and ship builders and repairers
Breakdown by region
£35,457
London - highest annual average salary
£29,721
North East (England) - lowest annual average salary
53
Wales - Highest average weekly hours
46
South West (England) - Lowest average weekly hours
Average pay per week (£): Boat and ship builders and repairers
Average weekly hours by UK region/nation: Boat and ship builders and repairers
Breakdown by age
20 years
Lowest annual salary (£15,121)
years
Highest annual salary (£0) at this age