a career in scuba? some questions

[Proteusncexsk]

im fairly new to the wonderful sport of scuba, but i have alot of experience in the water, and when i was certified, the instructors said i was better than some certified divers they knew. dont worry, i know that im not the greatest diver, but when your told your pretty natural at doing somthing, and your looking at possible career choices, it catches your attention. i was wondering if anyone could give me/help me find information on career paths in diving. stuff like how the jobs are set up would help! i really am just beginning to look into it, and i thought this would be a good place to start! thanks

cory

 

[MoonWrasse]

Welcome to Scubaboard!
Yes, this question gets asked alot - feel free to search/browse the forums and you'll find several threads covering what you look for.

 

[rickydazla]

Do you like fish?

 

[tracker]

I have also wondered this. I only saw two ads for instructors and they payed a percentage to a DM.

 

[craborn]

My suggestion first to dive a lot and continue training by taking your advanced, rescue and Dive Master training. Then start working with an instructor as a Dive Master and see if you like teaching. One of the two best divers I know can not teach anyone how to dive. I am an instructor and it was well worth it to me because I love working with people in the water and in the classroom but it is really hard to even break even as far as money unless you have school and are selling a lot of gear and have a low over head. Good Luck.... Clay

 

[rawls]

I agree with getting some experience...I think the higher paying jobs are in the commercial diving fields. May want to check some of the schools out. If it's recreational diving you want to do then don't go expecting any big buck jobs. It's a great side job though. It's no different than any other educational experience...maybe even more so. There is ALOT of science, physics, physiology...the list goes on and on. When you go through your open water training...you have hardly scratched the surface. Diving theory gets VERY complicated. Another avenue would be in maritime studies with a specialty in underwater archeology....There are career jobs out there you just gotta look...Good Luck and welcome. The journey is great....

 

[superstar]

An old dive buddy of mine took a different career path in diving. check out what he does at www.rvtiburon.com you can even join an expidition with real tech divers.