I have been looking into the possibility of taking a 14 week PADI instructor course. However the fact that diving instructors dont earn much money sort of put me off a little. Either way i wouldnt go for one of these courses until i had a few hundred dives. I saw an advertisement in Diver magazine for Flying fish online who train proffesionals for diving. Let me quote a segment from there webpage:
"A newly qualified divemaster is in demand to lead already-qualified divers. The work is very satisfying and a good way to build experience, but it is poorly paid subsistence level in most places. As a dive instructor you can tell a different story. You will now be making money for your employer and can expect to be paid 300 pounds sterling a week or a salary of 15,000 pounds a year. With experience of course this goes up"
Is this a realistic reflection of what a diving instructor would get paid? I was under the impression that PADI instructors dont get paid this sort of money. Can anyone clarify this please.?
"A newly qualified divemaster is in demand to lead already-qualified divers. The work is very satisfying and a good way to build experience, but it is poorly paid subsistence level in most places. As a dive instructor you can tell a different story. You will now be making money for your employer and can expect to be paid 300 pounds sterling a week or a salary of 15,000 pounds a year. With experience of course this goes up"
Is this a realistic reflection of what a diving instructor would get paid? I was under the impression that PADI instructors dont get paid this sort of money. Can anyone clarify this please.?