Marine engineers are involved in the design, construction, and maintenance of ships, boats, and related equipment. They design and supervise the construction of everything from aircraft carriers to submarines and from sailboats to tankers. Marine engineers work on the propulsion, steering, and other systems of ships. Marine engineers apply knowledge from a range of fields to the entire process by which water vehicles are designed and produced.
The starting Bachelor's degree salary for a marine engineer is about $$58,831 to $70,434; the average Bachelor's degree salary for marine engineers is $72,040 per year.
Employment in the US for marine engineers is about 8,500. It is expected that there will be an employment growth of 6% over the next several years, which is slower than other jobs.
The Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers is a professional society for marine engineers.
The top 3 schools for marine engineering are:
United States Naval Academy
http://www.usna.edu/NAOE/index.html
United States Merchant Marine Academy
http://www.usmma.edu/
Webb Institute
http://www.webb-institute.edu/marineengineering.html?searched=marine+engineering&advsearch=oneword&highlight=ajaxSearch_highlight+ajaxSearch_highlight1+ajaxSearch_highlight2
Here's a video with a marine engineering officer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEWdGHtricU
