Commercial Divers

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: Postsecondary nondegree award
Salary
High: $171,470.00
Average: $85,630.00
Hourly
Average: $41.17

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:

  • Take test samples or photographs to assess the condition of vessels or structures.
  • Operate underwater video, sonar, recording, or related equipment to investigate underwater structures or marine life.
  • Take appropriate safety precautions, such as monitoring dive lengths and depths and registering with authorities before diving expeditions begin.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

92% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
89% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
86% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
85% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
83% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
83% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
81% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
80% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
79% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
76% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
76% Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
74% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
72% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
69% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
68% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

100% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

72% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
67% Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

78% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
75% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
75% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
75% Arm-Hand Steadiness  -  The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
72% Multilimb Coordination  -  The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
72% Control Precision  -  The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
69% Manual Dexterity  -  The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
69% Finger Dexterity  -  The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
66% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
66% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
66% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
66% Speech Recognition  -  The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Communicate with coworkers to coordinate installations or repairs.
Monitor work areas or procedures to ensure compliance with safety procedures.
Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
Maintain work equipment or machinery.
Travel to work sites to perform installation, repair or maintenance work.
Gather information about work conditions or locations.
Inspect systems to determine if they are operating properly.
Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
Repair non-engine automotive or vehicle components.
Operate welding equipment.
Attach rigging to objects so they can be moved.
Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
Install structural foundations.
Record images needed to address work issues.
Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
Install piping for installation or maintenance activities.
Repair pipes to stop leaking.
Record images needed to address work issues.
Repair structural components.
Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
Install structural foundations.
Respond to emergencies to provide assistance.
Train others in operational procedures.
Supervise employees.
Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials.
Decontaminate equipment or sites to remove hazardous or toxic substances.
Survey land or bodies of water to measure or determine features.
Repair production equipment or tools.
Harvest agricultural products.
Organize recreational activities or events.
Inspect systems to determine if they are operating properly.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

92% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
90% Outdoors, Exposed to Weather  -  How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
90% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
89% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
88% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
85% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
84% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
82% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
81% Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable  -  How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
80% Responsibility for Outcomes and Results  -  How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
80% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
78% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
76% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
75% Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
75% Consequence of Error  -  How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
75% Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection  -  How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?
75% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
72% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
71% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
71% Exposed to Contaminants  -  How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
70% Spend Time Standing  -  How much does this job require standing?
67% Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
66% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
65% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

85% Performing General Physical Activities  -  Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
80% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
80% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
79% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
79% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
78% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
76% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
73% Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment  -  Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
72% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
70% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
68% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
68% Controlling Machines and Processes  -  Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
66% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
65% Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment  -  Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

Getting Started

Education:
72%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)
12%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)

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