Time left: 5 years and 11 months · Group: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
The official job description
Work below surface of water, using surface-supplied air or scuba equipment to inspect, repair, remove, or install equipment and structures. May use a variety of power and hand tools, such as drills, sledgehammers, torches, and welding equipment. May conduct tests or experiments, rig explosives, or photograph structures or marine life.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What commercial divers do all day (for now)
Communicate with workers on the surface while underwater, using signal lines or telephones.
Take appropriate safety precautions, such as monitoring dive lengths and depths and registering with authorities before diving expeditions begin.
Check and maintain diving equipment, such as helmets, masks, air tanks, harnesses, or gauges.
Descend into water with the aid of diver helpers, using scuba gear or diving suits.
Obtain information about diving tasks and environmental conditions.
Inspect and test docks, ships, buoyage systems, plant intakes or outflows, or underwater pipelines, cables, or sewers, using closed circuit television, still photography, and testing equipment.
Also known as
Aquarium Diver, Area Commercial Diver, Certified Diver, Commercial Diver, Deep Sea Diver, Dive Tender, Divemaster, Diver
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace commercial divers?
Yes. Sooner than you'd like. By my count you have 5 years and 11 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces commercial divers?
5 years and 11 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which commercial divers tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: communicate with workers on the surface while underwater, using signal lines or telephones. The rest follows.