How much do underwater welders earn?

Answer 1

Underwater welding is quite safe now with the advancement in technology. Welders enter decompression chambers to undo the effects of deep sea diving and nitrogen which enters the blood stream. Underwater welders do not die everyday, roughly 10 per year are killed in accidents. To actually answer your question also, underwater welders are usually private contractors hired to fix ships and can be away for long periods of time in other countries/regions, because they work for themselves they can set their own pay rates and since there is such high demand the company or customer usually doesn't have a choice but to pay what you want. But the average yearly salary for underwater welders can rage anywhere from $90,000 - $200,000 depending on area of work and how dangerous the job is.

Hourly, underwater welders' pay ranges from $15.00 per hour to $98.00 per hour depending upon the job being done.

Answer 2

Underwater welders can make anywhere from $25,000 to $300,000 a year, dependent on a number of factors (primarily offshore versus inland) according to waterwelders.com/swim-salary-how-much-do-underwater-welders-earn/.

Commercial diving school ranges from $5,000 - $30,000. What most people don't know is a typical graduate in the US will spend two years being a rig tender for the divers. During that time the new welder will slowly be allowed to go in the water more and more. Pay during the two years won't be great. An underwater welder is a commercial diver who welds under water. The actual welding is completely different than welding above water.

Answer 3

It depends on the company, also it depends on if you are "wet" welding, that's welding in the water or if you are "dry" welding, that's welding underwater but in a dry environement. Wet welding is not a good quality weld due to the difficulty in preparing the area pre-welding ie; preheating and after the weld is complete testing the weld is difficult. Underwater welding is usually something a diver does once in a while and is not a divers main job.
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$46,425.50 according to Salary.com

Answer 4

The pay rates for underwater welding can be very high, due to the dangers of the job. Starting off, the wage may not be as high as he expects, but as he progresses he can expect to earn around 50,000 annually.

Answer 5

Between low 15,000 to 100,00 dollars a year

Answer 6

you can make up to 75.00 dollars an hour. but make as little as minimum wage

Answer 7

While underwater welding is a dangerous career, it can be very lucrative and pay upwards of 100,000 dollars per year with a median salary around 90,000 dollars annually

Answer 8

$3,868.79