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marine technology

🔻 Declining ESCO reuse: cross-sector

Technologies for the safe use, exploitation, protection of, and intervention in the marine environment.

marine technology — technologies for the safe use, exploitation, protection of, and intervention in the marine environment. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 50.68/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. ESCO classifies it as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill within knowledge. It is currently listed by 3 occupations in our catalogue, including marine fitter, offshore renewable energy plant operator, and offshore renewable energy technician.

Category: knowledge › building and civil engineering SCI: 50.68/100 Also known as: naval technology, maritime technology

Occupations that require marine technology

Showing top 3 of 3 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

marine fitter · 🤖 5.0/10
offshore renewable energy plant operator · 🤖 5.0/10
offshore renewable energy technician · 🤖 5.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is marine technology?

Technologies for the safe use, exploitation, protection of, and intervention in the marine environment.

What category of skill is marine technology?

ESCO classifies marine technology under the knowledge category, specifically in the building and civil engineering subcategory.

Is marine technology an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 50.68/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. Prioritise this skill only when it directly enables paid work today — plan for AI to absorb more of it every year.

Which jobs require marine technology?

In our catalogue, 3 occupations list marine technology as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include marine fitter, offshore renewable energy plant operator, offshore renewable energy technician.

How transferable is marine technology between industries?

ESCO tags marine technology as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is marine technology the same as naval technology?

Yes — marine technology is also known as naval technology, or maritime technology. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn marine technology?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands marine technology and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.