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How to become a Commercial Diver
Median annual wage for Commercial Divers (49-9092) — BLS OEWS, May 2023.
What you would actually do
The tasks that make up the work of a Commercial Diver, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Monitor work areas or procedures to ensure compliance with safety procedures.
- Maintain work equipment or machinery.
- Communicate with coworkers to coordinate installations or repairs.
- Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
- Travel to work sites to perform installation, repair or maintenance work.
- Gather information about work conditions or locations.
- Train others in operational procedures.
- Supervise employees.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Critical Thinking3.9/5
- Active Listening3.8/5
- Operations Monitoring3.8/5
- Speaking3.6/5
- Quality Control Analysis3.5/5
- Operation and Control3.4/5
- Time Management3.4/5
- Reading Comprehension3.3/5
- Coordination3.3/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.3/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for a Commercial Diver — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Realistic7.0/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Investigative3.6/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Conventional3.1/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Enterprising1.7/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Artistic1.4/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
- Social1.1/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
