The survey results are presented in the following four chapters: Employment: Current employment, projected employment, vacancy rates, difficulty of filling vacancies, anticipated retirements, unionization. Wages: Median hourly wage at the entry level, with five years experience, and the maximum potential wage. Employment Benefits: Percentage that employment benefits add to the cost of each employee, bonus/profit sharing, employee stock option programs, 401k programs, health insurance, paid vacation time, sick leave, personal time off. Technology: How employers use technology. Training: Types of training offered, use of public funds for training, effectiveness of different training sources, influence of training in hiring. Breakdowns are provided by occupation, primary company focus, company size, and selected regions of the state. Employment This survey collected information about the current number of employees, the predicted change in employment by occupation over the next two years, current vacancies, the difficulty of filling vacancies, anticipated retirements, and unionization. Each of these topics is addressed below. This survey question asked respondents to report how many full-time and part-time employees they had in each of the key occupations. The numbers below provide a snapshot of employment at the time of the survey. As with the other results in this report, the numbers have been weighted to represent employment in the industry as a whole in 2007, 2009 and 2012. Among the key occupations in the 2012 survey, the most common were marine mechanics (31%), marine electricians (12%), and painters (11%). The other occupations each accounted for less than 10% of the employees. (See Figure 10) Most employees worked full-time (96% in 2012), though the proportion of part-time workers has increased over time, from 2% in 2007 to 6% in 2012. (See Figure 11)
The survey results are presented in the following four chapters: Employment: Current employment, projected employment, vacancy rates, difficulty of filling vacancies, anticipated retirements, unionization. Wages: Median hourly wage at the entry level, with five years experience, and the maximum potential wage. Employment Benefits: Percentage that employment benefits add to the cost of each employee, bonus/profit sharing, employee stock option programs, 401k programs, health insurance, paid vacation time, sick leave, personal time off. Technology: How employers use technology. Training: Types of training offered, use of public funds for training, effectiveness of different training sources, influence of training in hiring. Breakdowns are provided by occupation, primary company focus, company size, and selected regions of the state. Employment This survey collected information about the current number of employees, the predicted change in employment by occupation over the next two years, current vacancies, the difficulty of filling vacancies, anticipated retirements, and unionization. Each of these topics is addressed below. This survey question asked respondents to report how many full-time and part-time employees they had in each of the key occupations. The numbers below provide a snapshot of employment at the time of the survey. As with the other results in this report, the numbers have been weighted to represent employment in the industry as a whole in 2007, 2009 and 2012. Among the key occupations in the 2012 survey, the most common were marine mechanics (31%), marine electricians (12%), and painters (11%). The other occupations each accounted for less than 10% of the employees. (See Figure 10) Most employees worked full-time (96% in 2012), though the proportion of part-time workers has increased over time, from 2% in 2007 to 6% in 2012. (See Figure 11)
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