AI Career Radar

Commercial Divers

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.

AI exposure30 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation8
Freedom to set tasks67
Repeating the same tasks56
$72,990Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+4.8%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
63Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
66
Critical Thinking
63
66
Speaking
63
63
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Monitoring
63
50
Coordination
62
53
Complex Problem Solving
62
53
Active Learning
62
50
Reading Comprehension
61
53
Time Management
61
53
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
50
Social Perceptiveness
60
50
Learning Strategies
58
47
Instructing
58
47
Systems Analysis
57
44
Service Orientation
56
44
Systems Evaluation
56
44
Persuasion
54
44
Mathematics
53
25
Negotiation
52
44
Science
52
38
Management of Personnel Resources
50
44
Operations Analysis
49
19
Installation
48
41
Quality Control Analysis
47
60
Equipment Maintenance
47
53
Troubleshooting
47
53
Equipment Selection
47
50
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Management of Financial Resources
47
22
Technology Design
47
16
Operations Monitoring
46
63
Repairing
46
53
Programming
45
0
Operation and Control
43
53

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

86/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making

85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
13%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Analysis, Writing

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$96,590
10-yr growth
+13.9%
Skill gap
8%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Speaking

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80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$98,100
10-yr growth
+8%
Skill gap
3%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Persuasion, Active Listening, Writing

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Commercial Divers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.