How do make a living out of Scuba Diving?

[newtodive]

Is there anybody currently working as a diver, or diving related jobs?
Would you guys mind to share your opinion? For those who are actually working in this industry. Really appreciation your opinion.

 

[Nay]

Something that's an alternative is work for a company in the manufacturing, marketing, distribution side of diving.
You have a secure, day-type job with better pay than many actual diving jobs and your company is involved in Scuba so you'll be talking diving at work, diving with people at work, sometimes on the clock and still involved in the biz.
An option to look at depending on where you're located.

 

[oceancrest67]

You've obviously not tried to dive in Colorado I grew up there (no diving) then moved to California (lots of diving), then went back to Colorado for six years(again, no diving). Being a Coloradan, I am mystified by the high number of divers there. I think it might have something to do with the number of high-tech transplantees from California

There is, really, no 'land-locked' diving that I could find. I'm not a demanding diver, just like to be able to read my gauges. All the reservoirs have no vis. Period. And most don't allow diving. There are some high mountain lakes that I heard about, but nothing I could get excited about. Hard to access, nothing to see, and very short bottom times.

All the cert. classes go to Blue Hole in NM? or Lake Powell.

I'm pretty broad-minded when it comes to diving, but 'just jump in your car' is a fairey tail in Colorado. And I can't afford to fly as often as I want to go diving.

Oh, and the quarries are dry. Likewise the caves. I think it has to do with the fact that you're 5000'+ above the water table

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Colorado, and will always consider myself a Colorado Native, but I'm much more excited about fresh water diving now that I live in Austin, TX.

Actually, I did go on one dive while living in Colorado. On a trip to San Diego.

Thanks for the information. I have visited family in CO many times but I have never dived or attempted to dive in CO. I was making several assumptions. Bottom line...there are known land locked dive sites throughout the country that divers can get to depending on the drive etc. I was addressing Indigoblue's comments...and, like you said, many transplants from CA to CO dive...and many in CO ski...so, high, technical sports such as skiing, mountain climbing etc fit into the market along with like minded divers.

 

[Don Burke]

http://www.divecolorado.com/diveco.htm

 

[Don Burke]

http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/8215/dive_co.html

 

[Don Burke]

http://www.divenews.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2854

 

[Don Burke]

http://www.usafa.af.mil/wing/clubs/scuba/divesite.htm