Seattle Maritime Academy

Employment Opportunities

Employment prospects have been excellent and graduates of SMA's Marine Deck and Marine Engineering Technology Programs enjoy a high rate of success in finding employment. The following is a partial list of companies and other organizations with which recent graduates, as well as students who did not fully complete the program, have obtained employment:


A H L Shipping Company
Alaska Diesel Electric,Inc.
Alaska Marine Charters
Alaska Marine Highway System
Alaska Marine Products
Alaska Sightseeing Cruise West
American Oilfield Divers
Amkor, Inc. (M/V Frigid Sea)
Arctic Storm, Inc. (F/V Arctic Storm)
Argosy Cruises
Bouchard Transportation Company
Boyer Tug Company
Clipper Navigation
Coastal Transportation
Crystal Products (F/V Amfish)
Edison Chouest Offshore
Foss Maritime Company
Fremont Maritime Services (safety firm)
F/V Mickey V
F/V Netty Fran (halibut boat)
F/V Pamela Rae
F/V Palquie (crab boat)
F/V Sierra (gillnetter/seiner)
F/V Swift Arrow
F/V Tracy Anne
Hornbeck Marine Company
Iqueque Fisheries
Lindblad Expeditions
LeClerq Marine (boatyard)
Maersk Line
Marimed Foundation (hospital ship)

Military Sealift Command (MSC)
M/V Eagle III
Mosquito Fleet
Naval Undersea Warfare Center
NOAA
North Pacific Fishing
Olympic Boat Center
Olympic Tug & Barge
Premier Pacific Seafoods
Rainier Petroleum Company
R. Stabbert & Associates (R/V Davidson)
Sause Brothers Towing
Scansea Investments (fishing fleet)
Seacor Marine
Sea Education Association (SEA)
Sea Ray (yacht manufacturer)
Seattle Yacht Service
Supreme Alaska Seafoods/ Maruha Ltd.
Tidewater Marine
THARCO (corrugated products firm)
United Systems (systems installation firm)
University of Washington(research fleet)
U.S. Navy
Victory Marine (tugboat company)
Viking Boat Co. (F/V Western Viking)
Washington State Ferries
Western Pioneer Lines
Western Towboat Company
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Yardarm Knot, Inc. (M/V Yardarm Knot)