Jobs / Physical work / 49-9092.00
Commercial Divers
Work below surface of water, using surface-supplied air or scuba equipment to inspect, repair, remove, or install equipment and structures. May use a variety of power and hand tools, such as drills, sledgehammers, torches, and welding equipment. May conduct tests or experiments, rig explosives, or photograph structures or marine life.
- US jobs
- 3,450
- Median wage
- $72,990 a year
- Job family
- Physical work
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- Check and maintain diving equipment, such as helmets, masks, air tanks, harnesses, or gauges.
- Take appropriate safety precautions, such as monitoring dive lengths and depths and registering with authorities before diving expeditions begin.
- Communicate with workers on the surface while underwater, using signal lines or telephones.
- Descend into water with the aid of diver helpers, using scuba gear or diving suits.
- Inspect and test docks, ships, buoyage systems, plant intakes or outflows, or underwater pipelines, cables, or sewers, using closed circuit television, still photography, and testing equipment.
- Obtain information about diving tasks and environmental conditions.
- Inspect the condition of underwater steel or wood structures.
- Operate underwater video, sonar, recording, or related equipment to investigate underwater structures or marine life.
- Repair ships, bridge foundations, or other structures below the water line, using caulk, bolts, and hand tools.
- Cut and weld steel, using underwater welding equipment, jigs, and supports.
- Carry out non-destructive testing, such as tests for cracks on the legs of oil rigs at sea.
- Take test samples or photographs to assess the condition of vessels or structures.
Other job titles for this occupation (18)
Diver · Diver Tender · Diving Coordinator · Hard Hat Diver · NDT UW Welder (Non Destructive Testing Under Water Welder) · Salvage Diver · Saturation Diver · Aquarium Diver · Area Commercial Diver · Certified Diver · Deep Sea Diver · Dive Tender · Divemaster · Route Diver · Scuba Diver · Skin Diver · Submarine Diver · Underwater Welder