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Maritime Workforce Development Survey

The Maritime Primary and Secondary Education Coalition (MPSEC) is conducting its first survey of students for their reflections on what they know of maritime careers and what they are looking for in a career. This survey should take less than 25 minutes. We thank you for your participation. While the survey is anonymous, if you complete the survey you can opt to be entered into a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card.

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* 1. What is your gender?

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* 2. What is your age?

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* 3. What is your racial or ethnic identity? Select all that apply:

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* 4. What is your zip code?

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* 5. How did you find out about this survey? Fill in the name of your school, if applicable.

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* 6. What is the highest level of education you have completed?

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* 7. What type of school are you currently enrolled in?

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* 8. On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means “not important to me” and 5 means “very important to me,” please rank the following qualities you would look for in a maritime career:

  1 Not important to me 2 Somewhat not important to me 3 Neutral 4 Somewhat important to me 5 Very important to me
Competitive Salary
Availability of funding for training/development
Flexible location (Choosing where you work)
Flexible scheduling (Choosing when you work, or how often)
Adventure
Being a part of a widely depended on industry
Unique work environment
Skills that transfer to other industries
Potential to work with people from all over the country/world
Career advancement opportunities
A company with a strong mission and purpose
Supervisor has a mentor/coach mentality
Benefits

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* 9. On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means “not important to me” and 5 means “very important to me,” please rank how important it is to you that issues of diversity, equity and inclusion be addressed by your job.

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* 10. Would you want to know if your potential employer cultivates a culture of individual expression or if it values a culture of conformity?

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* 11. What does a culture of inclusion at your job mean to you? Select all that apply:

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* 12. On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means “not important to me” and 5 means “very important to me,” please rank how important the following are to you in a future employer:

  1 Not important to me 2 Somewhat not important to me 3 Neutral 4 Somewhat important to me 5 Very important to me
Employer is an environmentally friendly company
Employer is dedicated to sustainable business practices
Employer conducts social impact investing
Employer offers physical health programs
Employer offers mental health programs
Employer offers stress reduction practices
Employer offers nutrition programs

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* 13. How do you currently search for new work opportunities or apprenticeships? Check all that apply:

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* 14. Some maritime jobs require special trainings, licenses and certifications. Do you know where to go to get more information about these credentials?

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* 15. If a company could help you obtain the proper credential you need or help you pay for it, would that be more enticing for you to apply to their jobs?

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* 16. Rank the following skills in order of most important to least important for getting a job:

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* 17. Rank the following skills in order of most important to least important to you, personally.

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* 18. How do you prefer to apply for jobs? Check all that apply:

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* 19. What are your ideal interviewing conditions? Check all that apply:

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* 20. On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means “not important to me” and 5 means “very important to me,” please rank your need to have a company be flexible with the scheduling of interviews outside of normal working hours (9am-5pm)

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* 21. On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means “not important to me” and 5 means “very important to me,” please rank how important is it to you to conduct an onsite visit before accepting a job?

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* 22. When you think of onshore maritime industry jobs, what types of jobs come to mind?

Please list 3 jobs in the blanks below

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* 23. When you think of offshore maritime industry jobs, what types of jobs come to mind?

Please list 3 jobs in the blanks below

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* 24. In the last year, have you heard about maritime career opportunities?

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* 25. If yes – where did you hear about these maritime career opportunities? Check all that apply.

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* 26. What do you think the biggest challenges may be to working on a vessel? Check all that apply.

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* 27. What sectors of the maritime industry are you most interested in? Check all that apply.

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* 28. Thank you for participating in our survey. If you are interested in any of the following maritime careers, please contact the career counseling office at your school. These maritime careers are in high demand and are looking for people like you:

* Maritime Lawyer
* Ship Captain
* Human Resource Management
* Logistics
* Ship Pilot
* Port Engineer
* Deckhand
* Optical Engineer
* Marine Engineer
* Marine Superintendent
* Communications
* Marketing
* Marine Geologist
* Naval Architect
* Programmers
* Accounting and finance
* Marine Surveyor
* Marine Insurance Underwriter
* Operations
* Info-Communications Technology
* Marine Biologist
* Marine Electronics Technician
* Automation systems engineers
* Software engineers
* Freight Broker
* Mate
* Radio Technician
* Business analysts
* Marine Technician
* Commercial Diver
* Tugboat Operator
* Marine Welder
* Marine Diesel Mechanic
*Able Seaman

If you would like to be entered into a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card, please provide your full name and email address in the box below:

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