Commercial Divers
Military:
Sometimes, military tasks such as search and rescue, ship repair, construction, and patrolling must be done under water. Divers in the military perform this work. They usually specialize either as scuba divers, who work just below the surface, or as deep sea divers, who may work for long periods of time in depths up to 300 feet.
Job Titles
- Advanced Underwater Construction Technician
- Basic Underwater Construction Technician
- Combatant Diver Marine
- Deep Sea Diving Independent Duty Corpsman
- Diver
Nationwide Salary Average*
- Military:
- $72,695
*Average calculated based on median level of pay
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