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title: "Yacht Steward"
description: "Runs the interior of a private or charter yacht, providing hotel-level guest service including housekeeping, laundry, table service and event planning."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers/yacht-steward"
last-updated: "2026-10-09T10:57:55.138Z"
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# Yacht Steward

**Category:** Personal Care and Service · **SOC code:** 39-6012 · **O\*NET-SOC code:** 39-6012.00

Runs the interior of a private or charter yacht, providing hotel-level guest service including housekeeping, laundry, table service and event planning.

Also advertised as: Yacht Stewardess; Superyacht Steward; Chief Stewardess; Yacht Stew; Interior Crew Member.

## At a glance

- **Median annual wage:** $38,950 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
- **Median hourly wage:** $18.73/hr
- **Wage range (10th–90th percentile):** $31,620 to $57,570, with the middle half between $35,660 and $47,350
- **Total US employment:** 49,240
- **Typical entry education:** High school
- **Preparation required:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET rates this "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed"
- **Projected growth:** +2.6% over 2025–2035 (BLS EP, 2025–2035)
- **Annual job openings:** 6,900 openings a year
- **AI-resilience score:** 46/100 — a NueCareer heuristic over O\*NET work activities and context, not a BLS or O\*NET figure

## Pay

National wage distribution, BLS OEWS, May 2025, across 49,240 US jobs.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $31,620 |
| 25th | $35,660 |
| 50th (median) | $38,950 |
| 75th | $47,350 |
| 90th | $57,570 |
| Mean (average) | $42,510 |

### Pay by state

The 15 highest-paying states, by median annual wage. The cost-of-living-adjusted column divides the state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, so the columns answer different questions: the first is what the job pays there, the second is what that pay buys there.

| State | Median annual wage | Cost-of-living adjusted | Employment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HI | $60,090 | $54,652 | 510 |
| NY | $57,570 | $53,345 | 6,040 |
| RI | $54,850 | $53,627 | Not published by BLS |
| WY | $52,060 | $56,165 | 50 |
| WA | $47,330 | $44,228 | 1,320 |
| CO | $46,720 | $45,336 | 580 |
| VT | $45,610 | $46,561 | 90 |
| ME | $45,330 | $46,708 | 110 |
| CA | $43,560 | $39,342 | 5,150 |
| CT | $40,550 | $39,137 | 400 |
| WI | $40,460 | $42,999 | 260 |
| MA | $40,120 | $37,936 | Not published by BLS |
| IA | $40,080 | $45,669 | 70 |
| MD | $39,950 | $38,062 | 1,130 |
| PA | $39,560 | $40,544 | 2,160 |

33 more states with published wage data are omitted here. The full table for all 48 states is at https://nuecareer.com/careers/yacht-steward/salary-by-state, or as JSON at https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/yacht-steward.

## Outlook

BLS projects employment to move from 50,200 in the 2025–2035 base year to 51,500 by the end of the cycle — a gain of 1,300 jobs, or +2.6%. About as fast as average: 2.6% against 3.5% projected for all occupations over the same cycle. About 6,900 openings a year are expected on average, counting openings from growth as well as from workers leaving the occupation permanently. Source: BLS EP, 2025–2035.

## How to get in

- **Typical entry education:** High school diploma or equivalent (BLS Employment Projections).
- **Preparation level:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET's preparation band for this occupation is "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed".
- **Related work experience typically required:** None.
- **Typical on-the-job training:** Moderate-term on-the-job training.

### Education people in this job actually hold

O\*NET surveys incumbents, so this distribution describes who is in the job today and can differ from the BLS entry requirement above.

| Education level | Share of workers |
| --- | --- |
| High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | 45.5% |
| Some College Courses | 27.3% |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 9.1% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 9.1% |
| Less than a High School Diploma | 4.6% |
| Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | 4.6% |

## What the work involves

- Clean and prepare guest cabins and living areas
- Serve meals, drinks and formal table service
- Handle laundry and care for delicate fabrics
- Plan themed dinners, celebrations and decorations
- Track inventory of linens, wine and amenities
- Coordinate guest preferences with the chef and captain
- Take part in safety drills and emergency duties

## Skills and knowledge

### Essential skills

- Active Listening — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Speaking — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Reading Comprehension — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Critical Thinking — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Monitoring — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Learning — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Writing — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mathematics — importance 2.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Transferable skills

These are the skills that carry into other occupations, and they drive the related-occupation and career-change rankings on this site.

- Social Perceptiveness — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Service Orientation — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Coordination — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Persuasion — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Judgment and Decision Making — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Time Management — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Complex Problem Solving — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Negotiation — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Knowledge areas

- Customer and Personal Service — importance 4.7 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- English Language — importance 4.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Administrative — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Transportation — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Administration and Management — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Computers and Electronics — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Abilities

- Oral Comprehension — importance 4.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Expression — importance 4.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Speech Recognition — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Speech Clarity — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Problem Sensitivity — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Deductive Reasoning — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

## Who it suits

O\*NET rates every occupation on the six Holland (RIASEC) interest areas, on a 1–7 scale. This occupation's strongest areas are Social (S), Enterprising (E), Conventional (C).

| Interest area | Score (1–7) |
| --- | --- |
| S — Social | 5.54 |
| E — Enterprising | 4.89 |
| C — Conventional | 4.37 |
| R — Realistic | 2.70 |
| A — Artistic | 2.29 |
| I — Investigative | 1.00 |

### Personality fit

These scores are **derived by NueCareer**, not published by any government agency: they are cosine similarities between a personality type's trait profile and this occupation's O\*NET interest and work-style ratings, expressed 0–100. Treat them as a starting point for exploration, not as evidence that a type belongs in a job.

| Type | Fit score (0–100) |
| --- | --- |
| ESFJ | 90.1 |
| ESFP | 78.0 |
| ENFJ | 75.1 |
| ESTJ | 68.1 |
| ISFJ | 66.1 |

Best-fitting types: ESFJ.

## Related occupations

O\*NET's primary related occupations, in its own ranked order.

- [Concierge](https://nuecareer.com/careers/concierge) — median $38,950
- [Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/hotel-motel-and-resort-desk-clerk) — median $35,070
- [Baggage Porter and Bellhop](https://nuecareer.com/careers/baggage-porter-and-bellhop) — median $37,080
- [Counter and Rental Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/counter-and-rental-clerk) — median $41,300
- [Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/reservation-and-transportation-ticket-agent-and-travel-clerk) — median $44,390
- [Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/locker-room-coatroom-and-dressing-room-attendant) — median $36,300
- [Passenger Attendant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/passenger-attendant) — median $37,720
- [Receptionist and Information Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/receptionist-and-information-clerk) — median $38,010
- [Lodging Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lodging-manager) — median $69,250
- [Usher, Lobby Attendant, and Ticket Taker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/usher-lobby-attendant-and-ticket-taker) — median $32,910

## Sources

- **O\*NET** — O\*NET 31.0 Database, August 2026. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS OEWS** — BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS EP** — BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, 2025–2035. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **BEA RPP** — BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024. https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area

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