The invention provides a jet type propeller for a ship. The jet type propeller is composed of a water tank, a piston, a piston rod, a handle or a pedal, a water inlet, a water inflow pipe, a water outflow pipe, a water inflow one-way valve, a water outflow one-way valve, a water outflow jet pipe and an installing support. The handle or the pedal drives the piston to move in the water tank in a reciprocating mode through the piston rod, the front end of the water tank is fixedly connected with the water inflow pipe and the water outflow pipe, the water inflow pipe and the water outflow pipe are connected with the water inflow one-way valve and the water outflow one-way valve, the start end of the water inflow pipe is fixedly connected with the water inlet, the tail end of the water outflow pipe is fixedly connected with the water outflow jet pipe, the propeller is integrated by a left part and a right part, the left part and the right part are identical and symmetrical, the propeller is installed on the ship, and compared with a paddle, the jet type propeller has the advantages that the structure is simple, cost is low, installation and use are convenient, the propeller can be driven by the hand or the foot, labor is permanently saved in the using process, the propeller is high in interestingness when used on the sightseeing ship, the propeller drives the ship to move forwards and steer at high efficiency, and the ship speed and the speed voyage are obviously increased.