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Ocupacions

Sailor

Latest available data: June 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Crewmember Mariner 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.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Standing look-out watches at sea and when entering or leaving harbour or other narrow waters;
(b) Steering ship according to instructions;
(c) Handling ropes and wires, and operates mooring equipment;
(d) Maintaining and, in some cases, operating ship’s equipment, cargo gear, rigging, lifesaving and firefighting appliances;
(e) Performing deck and hull cleaning, scraping, painting and other maintenance duties as required;
(f) Breaking out, rigging and stowing cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging and running gear.

Knowledge

  • Transport services
  • Motor vehicles, ships and aircraft
  • Occupational health and safety

Digital competencies

  • Operating watercraft
  • Maintaining and enforcing physical security
  • Monitoring safety or security
  • Following instructions and procedures
  • Maintaining operational records

Digital competencies

  • Accessing and analysing digital data
  • Analysing and evaluating information and data

Personal competencies

  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Supporting others
  • Leading others
  • Following ethical code of conduct

Professional groups of the occupation

Professionals

Science and engineering professionals

Engineering professionals (excluding electrotechnology)

Chemical engineers

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Chemical engineers

703

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

51,46%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

14,50% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

23,47%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

4,55%

Part-time contracts

2,13% Turnover index

70

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

32%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Science and engineering professionals

58%

42%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Science and engineering professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Engineering professionals (excluding electrotechnology)

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Chemical engineers

No experience
10%
Less than 1 year
17%
Between 1 and 2 years
25%
Between 2 and 4 years
25%
Between 4 and 8 years
11%
More than 8 years
12%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
37%
Manufacturing
25%
Administrative and support service activities
9%
Information and communication
8%
Human health and social work activities
5%
Others
16%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.