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Ocupacions

Engine minder

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

Other denominations:
Barge crew member Barge engine minder Canal boat crew member Canal boat engine minder Canal narrowboat crew member Canal narrowboat engine minder Engine minder Engine minder on vessels Narrow boat crew member Narrow boat engine minder Narrowboat crew member Narrowboat engine minder On board engine minder Ship engine operator Vessel engine operator

Engine minders perform work related to the deck department of an inland water transport vessel. They use their experience on-board a motorised inland navigation vessel as an ordinary crewmember and have a basic knowledge of engines.

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

  • Motor vehicles, ships and aircraft
  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Chemistry
  • Electronics and automation

Digital competencies

  • Operating watercraft
  • Installing wooden and metal components
  • Ensuring compliance with legislation
  • Complying with operational procedures
  • Operating energy production or distribution equipment

Digital competencies

  • Accessing and analysing digital data

Personal competencies

  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Following ethical code of conduct
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

Professional groups of the occupation

Clerical support workers

Numerical and material recording clerks

Material recording and transport clerks

Transport clerks

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

Transport clerks

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.

Numerical and material recording clerks

52%

48%

Men
Women

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

Contracts by age groups.

Numerical and material recording clerks

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

Material recording and transport clerks

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?

Transport clerks

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%
Transportation and storage
22%
Administrative and support service activities
19%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
16%
Manufacturing
11%
Information and communication
8%
Others
24%

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.