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I found the availability of employment on Roatan to be poor, been there done that even with inside help.
When I did my IDC, the Course Director was quite blunt in stating a second language other than English is necessary & the career expectation of a dive instructor is 2 years.
In a perfect world, it would be wonderful to do the DM course pick up some work and survive having fun in a tropical place.... but reality is, most tropical markets are over served by Dive Centers and so called dive professionals = underemployment.
Roatanman does hit the nail on the head concerning the pyramid diagram concerning employment in the recreational dive industry. Except, the CDs are too busy with the instructor making business to have time for the small money stuff.
When I did my IDC, the Course Director was quite blunt in stating a second language other than English is necessary & the career expectation of a dive instructor is 2 years.
In a perfect world, it would be wonderful to do the DM course pick up some work and survive having fun in a tropical place.... but reality is, most tropical markets are over served by Dive Centers and so called dive professionals = underemployment.
Roatanman does hit the nail on the head concerning the pyramid diagram concerning employment in the recreational dive industry. Except, the CDs are too busy with the instructor making business to have time for the small money stuff.
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