Commercial Divers Career

Commercial Divers

The main tasks and work activities of Commercial Divers are to communicate with coworkers to coordinate installations or repairs, monitor work areas or procedures to ensure compliance with safety procedures, maintain work equipment or machinery, clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order. In general, for the Commercial Divers, critical Thinking, operation Monitoring, active Listening, speaking and other 17 skills are required.

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General Job Description and Education/Training Levels for Commercial Divers

Most Commercial Divers occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. 7.70% of Commercial Divers have High School Diploma (or the equivalent) and 72.40% of Commercial Divers have Post-Secondary Certificate. You can check detailed job description, required skiils, activities, and more detailed description at Commercial Divers tasks, skills, and ability page.

The following graph shows the percentage of earned degrees held by Commercial Divers occupational group.

Less than a High School Diploma

0.00%

High School Diploma (or the equivalent)

7.70%

Post-Secondary Certificate

72.40%

Some College Courses

3.30%

Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)

11.57%

Bachelor's Degree and Above

5.03%

Vocational Programs for Commercial Divers Career

1 vocational program is closely related to the Commercial Divers occupation - Diver, Professional and Instructor. You can check the schools offering the programs with tuition, length of study, and earning information.

Diver, Professional and Instructor

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to function as professional deep-water or scuba divers, diving instructors, or diving support personnel. Includes instruction in the use of diving equipment and related specialized gear; diving safety procedures; operation and maintenance of underwater life-support systems; underwater communication systems; decompression systems; underwater salvage; exploration, rescue, and photography; and installation and fitting of underwater mechanical systems and their maintenance, repair or demolition

Average Program Tuition & Fees: $26,094

Average Program Length: 614 Contact Hours

Average Completion Time: 6.25 Months

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Schools for Commercial Divers Occupation

The following schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Commercial Divers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.

Jacksonville, FL

CDA Technical Institute

Private, Less than 2 years, Offering 2 programs to 213 enrolled students and its average tuition & fees is $25,549