How much do captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels make in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL?

What the Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median says in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL at $79,720 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 53-5021 and BLS area 36740.

BLS lists 440 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $91,270 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL's Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median is 13.8% below the U.S. Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median of $92,460 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 53-5021 with area 36740

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 53-5021 and area 36740. SOC 53-5021 names Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Area 36740 names Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 53-5021/36740 row has 440 wage and salary jobs. There are 0.31 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.31. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 53-5021/36740, the annual median is $79,720 per year, while the matching mean is $91,270 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 53-5021/36740 10th percentile: $38,960 per year.
• 53-5021/36740 25th percentile: $51,890 per year.
• 53-5021/36740 median: $79,720 per year.
• 53-5021/36740 75th percentile: $119,600 per year.
• 53-5021/36740 90th percentile: $162,930 per year.
• 53-5021/36740 employment RSE: 10.1%. Mean-wage RSE: 5.5%.
• 53-5021/36740 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 36740 facts behind this Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels page

Area 36740 reports 1,411,730 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $61,890. Its annual median is $46,630. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 53-5021 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL runs from $29,820 at the 10th percentile to $106,490 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $35,800. The median is $46,630. The 75th percentile is $71,170. This is a place check, not a pay range for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 36740. They do not show related skills or a path into Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels.

• 1. Retail Salespersons. Area: 36740. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 49,970. Yearly median: $32,290. Jobs per 1,000: 35.4. Location quotient: 1.41.
• 2. Waiters and Waitresses. Area: 36740. SOC: 35-3031. Jobs: 36,820. Yearly median: $35,410. Jobs per 1,000: 26.08. Location quotient: 1.79.
• 3. Customer Service Representatives. Area: 36740. SOC: 43-4051. Jobs: 35,690. Yearly median: $40,530. Jobs per 1,000: 25.28. Location quotient: 1.51.
• 4. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 36740. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 34,830. Yearly median: $28,620. Jobs per 1,000: 24.67. Location quotient: 1.
• 5. Registered Nurses. Area: 36740. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 30,150. Yearly median: $83,550. Jobs per 1,000: 21.36. Location quotient: 0.98.
• 6. Cashiers. Area: 36740. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 29,340. Yearly median: $31,330. Jobs per 1,000: 20.78. Location quotient: 1.05.

Read the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL wage ladder for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

The 10th percentile is $38,960 per year. The 25th percentile is $51,890 per year. The median is $79,720 per year. The 75th percentile is $119,600 per year. The 90th percentile is $162,930 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $51,890 per year to $119,600 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $123,970. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL with its state and the U.S.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL has a annual median of $79,720 per year. Florida has $76,040 per year. The U.S. row has $92,460 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 4.8% above Florida on the same published median. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 13.8% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL sits for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ranks 35 of 75 among metro areas with a published annual median for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 35 of 75 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 32. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN. The Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median is $80,480 per year. BLS estimates 130 jobs. The location quotient is 0.48.
• 33. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA. The Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median is $80,100 per year. BLS estimates 60 jobs. The location quotient is 0.82.
• 34. Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ. The Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median is $79,990 per year. BLS estimates 40 jobs. The location quotient is 1.11.
• 36. Traverse City, MI. The Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median is $79,440 per year. BLS estimates 90 jobs. The location quotient is 5.86.
• 37. Corpus Christi, TX. The Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median is $79,060 per year. BLS estimates 180 jobs. The location quotient is 3.93.
• 38. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA. The Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median is $78,380 per year. BLS estimates 70 jobs. The location quotient is 0.28.

Where Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 53-5021, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN has the highest published median in this set, at $130,380 per year. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL sits at $79,720 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN has a Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median of $130,380 per year, or $50,660 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. BLS lists 800 jobs there, compared with 440 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. The location quotient is 4.9.
• 2. Baton Rouge, LA has a Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median of $129,260 per year, or $49,540 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. BLS lists 900 jobs there, compared with 440 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. The location quotient is 9.27.
• 3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median of $124,610 per year, or $44,890 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. BLS lists 440 jobs there, compared with 440 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. The location quotient is 0.78.
• 4. New Orleans-Metairie, LA has a Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median of $121,710 per year, or $41,990 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. BLS lists 1,940 jobs there, compared with 440 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. The location quotient is 18.4.
• 5. Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA has a Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median of $120,810 per year, or $41,090 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. BLS lists 580 jobs there, compared with 440 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. The location quotient is 25.08.
• 6. Lake Charles, LA has a Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median of $119,630 per year, or $39,910 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. BLS lists 150 jobs there, compared with 440 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. The location quotient is 6.04.
• 7. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has a Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median of $118,830 per year, or $39,110 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. BLS lists 2,550 jobs there, compared with 440 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. The location quotient is 3.28.
• 8. Lafayette, LA has a Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median of $116,200 per year, or $36,480 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. BLS lists 270 jobs there, compared with 440 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. The location quotient is 6.31.

Where BLS counts the most Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has the largest published metro job estimate for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels in this same-source set, at 2,550 jobs. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL has 440. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 2,550 estimated Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs, a gap of 2,110 jobs from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. Its median is $118,830 per year, or $39,110 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. Its location quotient is 3.28.
• 2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 2,060 estimated Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs, a gap of 1,620 jobs from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. Its median is $106,230 per year, or $26,510 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. Its location quotient is 0.92.
• 3. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC has 2,050 estimated Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs, a gap of 1,610 jobs from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. Its median is $86,940 per year, or $7,220 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. Its location quotient is 11.34.
• 4. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA has 2,040 estimated Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs, a gap of 1,600 jobs from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. Its median is $103,780 per year, or $24,060 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. Its location quotient is 103.03.
• 5. New Orleans-Metairie, LA has 1,940 estimated Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs, a gap of 1,500 jobs from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. Its median is $121,710 per year, or $41,990 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. Its location quotient is 18.4.
• 6. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 1,710 estimated Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs, a gap of 1,270 jobs from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. Its median is $78,280 per year, or $1,440 below Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. Its location quotient is 2.55.
• 7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 1,210 estimated Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs, a gap of 770 jobs from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. Its median is $113,260 per year, or $33,540 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. Its location quotient is 0.82.
• 8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has 1,140 estimated Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs, a gap of 700 jobs from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. Its median is $109,080 per year, or $29,360 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. Its location quotient is 2.31.

Where Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels takes the largest share of local jobs

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 103.03. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL has 1.31. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA has a location quotient of 103.03, a gap of 101.72 from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. BLS lists 2,040 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs and a median of $103,780 per year, or $24,060 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.
• 2. Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA has a location quotient of 25.08, a gap of 23.77 from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. BLS lists 580 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs and a median of $120,810 per year, or $41,090 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.
• 3. New Orleans-Metairie, LA has a location quotient of 18.4, a gap of 17.09 from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. BLS lists 1,940 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs and a median of $121,710 per year, or $41,990 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.
• 4. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC has a location quotient of 11.34, a gap of 10.03 from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. BLS lists 2,050 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs and a median of $86,940 per year, or $7,220 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.
• 5. Baton Rouge, LA has a location quotient of 9.27, a gap of 7.96 from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. BLS lists 900 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs and a median of $129,260 per year, or $49,540 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.
• 6. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a location quotient of 7.83, a gap of 6.52 from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. BLS lists 140 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs and a median of $80,800 per year, or $1,080 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.
• 7. Sandusky, OH has a location quotient of 7.17, a gap of 5.86 from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. BLS lists 90 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs and a median of $51,050 per year, or $28,670 below Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.
• 8. Lafayette, LA has a location quotient of 6.31, a gap of 5.00 from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. BLS lists 270 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs and a median of $116,200 per year, or $36,480 above Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.

How common Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels is in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

BLS lists 440 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. It also lists 0.31 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 1.31. A value of 1 means Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels beside other roles in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

The all-occupations median in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is $46,630 per year. The Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median is $79,720 per year. Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels is 71.0% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL median of $83,550 per year. BLS lists 30,150 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
• 2. Project Management Specialists, SOC 13-1082, has a Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL median of $96,390 per year. BLS lists 11,690 jobs and a location quotient of 1.21.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL median of $63,010 per year. BLS lists 14,830 jobs and a location quotient of 1.14.
• 4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL median of $61,410 per year. BLS lists 10,740 jobs and a location quotient of 0.96.
• 5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL median of $60,190 per year. BLS lists 10,950 jobs and a location quotient of 0.87.
• 6. General and Operations Managers, SOC 11-1021, has a Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL median of $100,440 per year. BLS lists 27,430 jobs and a location quotient of 0.86.
• 7. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, SOC 41-3091, has a Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL median of $58,870 per year. BLS lists 18,340 jobs and a location quotient of 1.61.
• 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL median of $50,250 per year. BLS lists 15,420 jobs and a location quotient of 0.82.

The largest detailed roles in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL table, at 49,970 jobs. Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels has 440 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 1,411,730. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Retail Salespersons has 49,970 jobs in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, a gap of 49,530 from Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its median is $32,290 per year, or $47,430 below Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its location quotient is 1.41.
• 2. Waiters and Waitresses has 36,820 jobs in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, a gap of 36,380 from Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its median is $35,410 per year, or $44,310 below Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its location quotient is 1.79.
• 3. Customer Service Representatives has 35,690 jobs in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, a gap of 35,250 from Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its median is $40,530 per year, or $39,190 below Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its location quotient is 1.51.
• 4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 34,830 jobs in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, a gap of 34,390 from Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its median is $28,620 per year, or $51,100 below Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its location quotient is 1.
• 5. Registered Nurses has 30,150 jobs in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, a gap of 29,710 from Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its median is $83,550 per year, or $3,830 above Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its location quotient is 0.98.
• 6. Cashiers has 29,340 jobs in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, a gap of 28,900 from Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its median is $31,330 per year, or $48,390 below Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its location quotient is 1.05.
• 7. General and Operations Managers has 27,430 jobs in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, a gap of 26,990 from Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its median is $100,440 per year, or $20,720 above Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its location quotient is 0.86.
• 8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 24,640 jobs in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, a gap of 24,200 from Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its median is $36,400 per year, or $43,320 below Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its location quotient is 0.96.

Published role medians around Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL role table, at $129,620 per year. Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels has $79,720 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $46,630 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Software Developers has a median of $129,620 per year in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, or $49,900 above Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. BLS lists 13,440 jobs, compared with 440 for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its location quotient is 0.88.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $100,440 per year in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, or $20,720 above Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. BLS lists 27,430 jobs, compared with 440 for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its location quotient is 0.86.
• 3. Project Management Specialists has a median of $96,390 per year in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, or $16,670 above Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. BLS lists 11,690 jobs, compared with 440 for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its location quotient is 1.21.
• 4. Registered Nurses has a median of $83,550 per year in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, or $3,830 above Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. BLS lists 30,150 jobs, compared with 440 for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its location quotient is 0.98.
• 5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $63,010 per year in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, or $16,710 below Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. BLS lists 14,830 jobs, compared with 440 for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its location quotient is 1.14.
• 6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $61,410 per year in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, or $18,310 below Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. BLS lists 10,740 jobs, compared with 440 for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its location quotient is 0.96.
• 7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $60,190 per year in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, or $19,530 below Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. BLS lists 10,950 jobs, compared with 440 for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its location quotient is 0.87.
• 8. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $58,870 per year in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, or $20,850 below Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. BLS lists 18,340 jobs, compared with 440 for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Its location quotient is 1.61.

Roles with the largest local share in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

Amusement and Recreation Attendants has the highest location quotient in the bounded Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL role table, at 5.55. Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels has 1.31. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Amusement and Recreation Attendants has a location quotient of 5.55 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, a gap of 4.24 from Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. BLS lists 20,030 jobs and a median of $30,940 per year, or $48,780 below Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels.
• 2. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 2.28 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, a gap of 0.97 from Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. BLS lists 17,810 jobs and a median of $35,150 per year, or $44,570 below Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels.
• 3. Waiters and Waitresses has a location quotient of 1.79 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, a gap of 0.48 from Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. BLS lists 36,820 jobs and a median of $35,410 per year, or $44,310 below Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels.
• 4. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.61 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, a gap of 0.30 from Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. BLS lists 18,340 jobs and a median of $58,870 per year, or $20,850 below Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels.
• 5. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.56 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, a gap of 0.25 from Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. BLS lists 19,960 jobs and a median of $37,970 per year, or $41,750 below Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels.
• 6. Customer Service Representatives has a location quotient of 1.51 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, a gap of 0.20 from Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. BLS lists 35,690 jobs and a median of $40,530 per year, or $39,190 below Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels.
• 7. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 1.5 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, a gap of 0.19 from Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. BLS lists 13,050 jobs and a median of $39,520 per year, or $40,200 below Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels.
• 8. Retail Salespersons has a location quotient of 1.41 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, a gap of 0.10 from Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. BLS lists 49,970 jobs and a median of $32,290 per year, or $47,430 below Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels.

What $79,720 may mean after the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 101.4. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 1.4% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $79,720 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels median by 101.4 divided by 100. The result is $78,605 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 123.4. Goods are 96.2. Utilities are 87.2. Other services are 98.9. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL row

The employment RSE for this Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels row is 10.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 5.5%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 440 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $91,270 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. It uses a Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $79,720 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels row for Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 440 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.31 is not a growth score. Rank 35 of 75 is not a place score. The 101.4 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 53-5021 in BLS area 36740. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.