What is the Highest Paid Welding Job?
Average salary following experience, employers, regions, dive depth : all you should know before looking for a water welding job !
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Dive Medical Technician: Responsibilities, Salary & Certification
Ever watched a game of NFL football? When all eleven players move strategically toward the touchdown zone, it’s a beautiful sight. The quarterback passes and hands off the football with ease, and when the ball makes it to the goal line, the crowds go wild. Cameras focus on the player holding the ball - usually … Read more
Diver Debt: How Underwater Welders Effectively Manage Income
Underwater welding pays good money, but you won’t be making six figures straight out of underwater welding school. Even if you achieve this income, you’ll need a plan in place to handle your expenses. Your expenses can vary depending on if you work inland or offshore, so I’ll notate the categories that are location-specific. Underwater welders can rack up … Read more
Before the Big Leagues: Life as a Tender
No one enters the army as a general. And no one starts their first job as a full-fledged, high paid underwater welder. If you’re like the vast majority of divers, prepare for your first job title: Dive tender. Dive tenders “tend” to the needs (and wants) of commercial divers. They’re usually busy for most of the … Read more
Family Man or Lone Wolf? Inland Versus Offshore Underwater Welding
One of the biggest decisions faced by underwater welders is work location: Where’s the best place to find a job? A dock on the Boston harbor? Local water tower maintenance in Quebec? An oil rig a thousand miles off the Gulf of Mexico? Inland (onshore) and offshore divers face different sets of circumstances in their … Read more