Dive Technician Salaries
A dive technician is responsible for the repair and maintenance of diving equipment. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage statistics for dive technicians under the category of commercial divers. The average salary of a dive technician varies by geographical area and by sector of employment.
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National Estimates
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The average annual salary for divers and dive technicians working in the U.S. as of May 2010 was $56,400, with a median average salary of $51,360. The lowest-paid 10 percent of workers were paid $31,890 or less per year, while the highest-paid 10 percent earned $89,560 or more per year. Fifty percent of all commercial divers earned an average annual salary ranging from $37,940 to $67,160.
Salaries by State
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As of 2010, the state in which commercial divers were paid the highest average wages was New Jersey, where the average annual salary was reported as $79,010. The second highest-paying state for the occupation was California, where divers and dive technicians earned an average of $76,500. New York, Washington and Hawaii were also top-paying states. Of the states that reported earnings of divers in 2010, those in South Carolina were paid the lowest and earned an average yearly salary of $38,830.
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Wages by Area
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the highest-paid divers and dive technicians were employed in the Vallejo-Fairfield metropolitan area of California and earned an average of $113,660 per year. Those working in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metropolitan division of California earned an average of $85,280 each year. The only nonmetropolitan area reporting wages for divers and technicians in 2010 was New Iberia, Louisiana, where workers earned an average annual salary of $51,430.
Pay by Industry
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In 2010, more commercial divers and technicians were employed as support for the mining industry than in any other sector of employment and earned an average annual salary of $59,630. Other heavy and civil engineering construction, which accounted for nearly as many diving and dive technician jobs, paid an average annual salary of $66,100. Those employed in support activities for water transportation earned an average of $43,750 per year.
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