Also called: ROV Supervisor
Leads the crew running deep-sea robots from an offshore ship or platform.
The superintendent manages a team of ROV pilots and techs on rotating 12-hour shifts, plans dives with clients, and makes sure a multimillion-dollar robot comes back safely from 3,000 meters down.
Offshore day rates; typically 28 days on, 28 off.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 8 years after high school. Electronics, hydraulics, or engineering training plus many years as an ROV pilot/technician.
Ways in: 2-year college, Military, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Electronics Technology, Mechatronics, Marine Technology.
Growing faster than average. Demand follows offshore energy, cable, and defense projects.
Low risk for 10 years. More autonomous subsea robots shift work toward supervising them, which keeps experienced crew leads in demand.
Classes: Electronics CTE class, Physics, Leadership role on a team.
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