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Job Description
Work below surface of water, using scuba gear 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.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-9092.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 53,990.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 25.00
- Currently, there are 3,370 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Commercial Divers”.
Also Known As…
- Commercial Divers
- Tender
- Salvage Diver
- Non Destructive Testing Under Water Welder (NDT U/W Welder)
- Hard Hat Diver
- Diving Supervisor
- Diver Tender
- Diver
- Dive Supervisor
- Dive Superintendent
- Commercial Diver
- Under Water Assistant (U/W Assistant)
- Submarine Diver
- Skin Diver
- Scuba Diver
- Non Destructive Testing Underwater Welder (NDT U/W Welder)
- Navy Diver
- Marine Diver
- Divemaster
- Deep Sea Diver
Tasks for “Underwater Welder”
- Operate underwater video, sonar, recording, or related equipment to investigate underwater structures or marine life.
- Set or guide placement of pilings or sandbags to provide support for structures such as docks, bridges, cofferdams, or platforms.
- Set up dive sites for recreational instruction.
- Take appropriate safety precautions, such as monitoring dive lengths and depths and registering with authorities before diving expeditions begin.
- Remove obstructions from strainers or marine railway or launching ways, using pneumatic or power hand tools.
- Obtain information about diving tasks and environmental conditions.
- Repair ships, bridge foundations, or other structures below the water line, using caulk, bolts, and hand tools.
- Carry out non-destructive testing, such as tests for cracks on the legs of oil rigs at sea.
- 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.
- Salvage wrecked ships or their cargo, using pneumatic power velocity and hydraulic tools and explosive charges, when necessary.
- Inspect the condition of underwater steel or wood structures.
- Descend into water with the aid of diver helpers, using scuba gear or diving suits.
- Remove rubbish or pollution from the sea.
- Perform activities related to underwater search and rescue, salvage, recovery, or cleanup operations.
- Communicate with workers on the surface while underwater, using signal lines or telephones.
- Take test samples or photographs to assess the condition of vessels or structures.
- Cut and weld steel, using underwater welding equipment, jigs, and supports.
- Install pilings or footings for piers or bridges.
- Perform offshore oil or gas exploration or extraction duties, such as conducting underwater surveys or repairing and maintaining drilling rigs or platforms.
- Supervise or train other divers, including hobby divers.
- Recover objects by placing rigging around sunken objects, hooking rigging to crane lines, and operating winches, derricks, or cranes to raise objects.
- Check and maintain diving equipment, such as helmets, masks, air tanks, harnesses, or gauges.
- Install, inspect, clean, or repair piping or valves.
- Cultivate or harvest marine species or perform routine work on fish farms.
- Drill holes in rock and rig explosives for underwater demolitions.
Related Technology & Tools
- Rebound hammers
- Underwater welding oxygen regulators
- Sample jars
- Folding knives
- Underwater power grinders
- Inflatable dive markers
- Dry suits
- Hand winches
- Water dredges
- Underwater impact wrenches
- Underwater blow torches
- Welding electrode holders
- Diving compressor systems
- Comealongs
- Closed diving bells
- Closed circuit televisions
- Underwater flashlights
- Carbon Dioxide CO2 monitors
- Divers' lights
- Underwater writing slates
- Gas blending panels
- Divers' safety harnesses
- Underwater sonar equipment
- Divers' knives
- Submersible pumps
- Weight belts
- Underwater video equipment
- Hammer wrenches
- Gas reclaim system helmets
- Underwater pressure gauges
- Mechanical pit gauges
- Air tanks
- Lightweight diving helmets
- Box end wrenches
- Underwater chainsaws
- Underwater hydraulic drills
- Chain hoists
- Dive computers
- Emergency diver recovery hoists
- Pry bars
- Underwater hammer drills
- Mixed gas analysis equipment
- Hydraulic breakers
- Fins
- Hydraulic hose reels
- Explosive detonation devices
- Snorkels
- Underwater power drills
- Rigging knives
- Water jets
- Mechanical sampling buckets
- Rebreathers
- Underwater chipping hammers
- Umbilical cutters
- Underwater reciprocating saws
- Cylinder harnesses
- Adjustable crescent wrenches
- Closed circuit system helmets
- Remote operated vehicles ROV
- Underwater cutoff saws
- Jib cranes
- Diving masks
- Measuring jigs
- Code alpha flags
- Oxygen analyzers
- Underwater video cameras
- Diving suits
- Underwater welding current breakers
- Hydraulic cutters
- Steel sledge hammers
- Barometers
- Underwater recording equipment
- Heavyweight diving helmets
- Underwater jackhammers
- Digital thickness gauges
- Open bottom diving bells
- Wet suit gloves
- Wind sensors
- Buoyancy control devices
- Ultrasonic pulse velocity meters
- Rebar locators
- Underwater depth gauges
- Dive timing devices
- Bailout bottles
- Hard sole wet boots
- Underwater compasses
- Hydraulic torque wrenches
- Underwater welding equipment
- Underwater sinker drills
- Ultrasonic thickness testers
- Wireless communication systems
- Diving gauges
- Magnetic particle inspectors
- Dynamic positioning DP software
- Diving logbook software
- Diving table software
- Remote operated vehicle ROV dive log software
- Web browser software