Occupation Atlassailor
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5684182e-7b4c-4eea-97d9-4c2b88b9f906
sailor
Sailors assist the ship captain and any crew higher in hierarchy to operate ships. They dust and wax furniture and polish wood trim, sweep floors and decks, and polish brass and other metal parts. They inspect, repair, and maintain sails and rigging, and paint or varnish surfaces. They make emergency repairs to the auxiliary engine. Sailors may stow supplies and equipment and record data in log, such as weather conditions and distance travelled.
Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCERealistic · Conventional · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.54
- C Conventional3.66
- E Enterprising3.19
- I Investigative2.22
- S Social1.99
- A Artistic1.12
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Motorboat Operators (53-5022.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (24)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- anchor ships to the port
- anchors used in maritime water transport
- assist anchoring operations
- clean parts of vessels
- clean ships
- communicate reports provided by passengers
- ensure public safety and security
- follow verbal instructions
- follow work procedures
- follow written instructions
- guide ships into docks
- moor vessels
- operate echo sounding equipment
- operate traditional water depth measurement equipment
- paint ship decks
- prepare deck equipment
- prepare lifeboats
- secure ships using rope
- steer vessels in ports
- unmoor vessels
- use different types of fire extinguishers
- use maritime English
- watch for maritime navigation aids
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 24 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
decksman
11 shared · 29 more of its ownpaint ship decks, clean ships, assist anchoring operations, clean parts of vessels
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fisheries deckhand
10 shared · 25 more of its ownoperate echo sounding equipment, prepare deck equipment, clean ships, prepare lifeboats
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matrose
10 shared · 49 more of its ownpaint ship decks, assist anchoring operations, clean parts of vessels, secure ships using rope
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ordinary seaman
7 shared · 18 more of its ownclean ships, secure ships using rope, moor vessels, unmoor vessels
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ship assistant engineer
6 shared · 20 more of its ownprepare lifeboats, moor vessels, unmoor vessels, use different types of fire extinguishers
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helmsman
6 shared · 47 more of its ownanchor ships to the port, assist anchoring operations, clean parts of vessels, communicate reports provided by passengers
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dairy products manufacturing worker
4 shared · 23 more of its ownfollow work procedures, follow verbal instructions, follow written instructions, ensure public safety and security
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ship captain
4 shared · 29 more of its ownGlobal Maritime Distress and Safety System, use maritime English, follow verbal instructions, ensure public safety and security
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