Also called: Exhibit Diver
Dives inside giant aquarium tanks to clean, feed animals, and entertain visitors.
Aquarium divers scrub acrylic windows, hand-feed rays and sharks, and do underwater presentations for crowds. Many are volunteers who turn it into paid work.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Scuba certification; aquarium-specific dive training.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Marine Biology.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Scrubbing windows, hand-feeding rays and diving for crowds is underwater work that stays human.
Classes: Physical education and swimming, Biology, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-2021.
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