Families / Craft

Boatbuilder

Builds and repairs hulls in wood and composite to survive water. Refit work carries the yard between new builds.

Pay band (est.)
$42k–$85k
Time to competence
6 years
Licence
None
Setting
site
Leverage
low
Place constraint
high
Physical demand
78/100
Hours burden
55/100

Factor percentiles

Percentile against the whole curated set. Higher is better on that factor only.

  • Play86th

    Absorbing rather than merely paid.

  • Specific knowledge81th

    A combination of skills that is hard to copy.

  • Leverage14th

    Output that scales through code, media, capital or crew.

  • Demand16th

    Durability and shortage, scored conservatively.

  • Pay18th

    Mid-career floor and the range above it.

  • Body21th

    Inverse of physical demand and hours.

  • Autonomy21th

    Control of methods and time.

  • People fit49th

    Distance from your preferred people level.

  • Place flexibility3th

    Remote fit and freedom from specific metros.

  • Time to skill44th

    Inverse of years to competence.

  • Meaning load64th

    Care, craft and stewardship weight. Not a moral score.

  • Downside tolerance4th

    Inverse of named risk to body, market or platform.

Downside

Coastal only; resins and dust; luxury-cycle dependent.

Examine this against your weights

The percentiles above use the default weights. Set your own on the ranking and this vocation moves with them.

Source note: Trade patterns; editorial estimate. All figures are estimates for comparison.