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Naval architect : Salary and conditions

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  • Range of typical starting salaries (naval architecture graduates): £25,000 - £28,000. Graduates from other relevant disciplines should expect a slightly lower starting salary.
  • Range of typical salaries with experience: £30,000 - £50,000.
  • Highly experienced naval architects, who have accumulated many years' experience working for large organisations, can earn in excess of £50,000.
  • These figures are only a guide as actual rates of pay vary, depending on the employer, specialist skills, type of work and geographical location.
  • Self-employment, consultancy, freelance work and contract work are sometimes possible, e.g. as a small boat or yacht builder or design consultant, particularly in the small or high-speed craft sectors. Income will vary depending on your skills and experience, the nature of the project and the hours worked.
  • Design activity is usually undertaken in an office environment and related experimental work may take place in laboratories, shipyards and off-shore locations.
  • Some aspects of a naval architect’s work, such as in-ship inspections, ship trials and commissioning, may involve working in off-shore locations or under demanding physical conditions.
  • Naval architects in the UK work mainly in or from coastal towns and cities, at shipbuilding yards or at ship repair facilities at ports around the coast.
  • This is still largely a male-dominated profession, but organisations such as Women into Science, Engineering and Construction (WISE)  are working towards redressing the balance.
  • Some naval architects work on large projects overseas and outside Europe. High-value overseas contracts are available for those with high levels of experience, though these tend to be short term.
  • Travel within a working day and overnight absence from home may be required occasionally.
  • Overseas travel and/or extended periods working overseas may be a feature of some jobs.
 
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Written by AGCAS editors
Date: 
April 2011
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