Its not a myth. It just aint exactly common practice in wyoming 😂 its not easy to get in to but the pay is good and work is consistent with the right company.
I was a commercial diver (deep sea diver) for the offshore oil industry in the Gulf of Mexico. Underwater welding is extremely rare and the industry avoids it. Be a commercial diver if you want but don't waste your time and money learning to weld underwater.
Well, maybe you’re not in the correct condition or shape to be underwater welding is the problem… Also, there’s plenty of underwater welding. That’s what I do as a profession and we can’t find guys no matter what welding school we call.
I once knew a wet-welder who worked on rigs in the North Sea off the Scottish coast. I asked him if he enjoyed the work and he said not particularly, but he enjoyed having three houses and a villa in Spain.
Someone keeps deleting my comment with the name of the school but it’s out of Galveston. You will spend most of you career as a tender and you’re only able to perform a set amount of deep dives (saturation dives) in your career but that does t mean the opportunity isn’t there.
Worked for a bridge repair company for 7 years... 2004-2011 during this time I was paid to underwater weld column sleeves in place for cement repair. After only a year working as a regular grunt I showed enthusiasm and work ethic so they sent me to trade school for welding then scuba academy while getting paid full time. Afterwards, I went into business for myself, and now make triple what I was making before. Starting pay was $84 hr now it depends on the contract but it's between $1100- $2800 a day
This is exactly the kind of person you want to avoid in your life bc all they’ll ever do is drag you down to their level and keep you there until you rinse your mouth out with a shotgun and then they have to find a new underling.
My father was an underwater welder. His ship was hit during the battle Midway. Him and another welder was lowered down the side of the ship and a crane lowered a piece of metal the size of a mattress. He told me he could hear and feel his ship firing it's large cannons and other artillery and could hear the the Arial combat while the two patched their ship. He was also a salvage diver after the war where he also did a lot of underwater welding.
Had a buddy work as an underwater welder in the early 90's for the shipping company Maersk....he made BANK and retired to the Bahamas after 18 years with them
My Scuba instructor was a wet welder, especially for deep water, with a multi-tank trimix system plus welder.... he got called out once every few years or so, thats it. I mostly remember bc his assistant instructor had to take over for a week or so when he happened to get a call out to an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
I wanted to be a welder when I was in high school but my Dad insisted I attend University rather than go into the trades. Now I work for the federal government and watch youtube 8 hours a day making $50 a hour.
I have a good friend who tried out underwater welding for about a year. He’s about 6’3” 285 lbs and told me one of the contractors just simply told him, “we don’t have any wet suits that fit you, and you’re too big and take up too much space in our sub” lol
That's why I got my Degree in underwater basket weaving.
Its not a myth. It just aint exactly common practice in wyoming 😂 its not easy to get in to but the pay is good and work is consistent with the right company.
I was a commercial diver (deep sea diver) for the offshore oil industry in the Gulf of Mexico. Underwater welding is extremely rare and the industry avoids it. Be a commercial diver if you want but don't waste your time and money learning to weld underwater.
Well, maybe you’re not in the correct condition or shape to be underwater welding is the problem… Also, there’s plenty of underwater welding. That’s what I do as a profession and we can’t find guys no matter what welding school we call.
I once knew a wet-welder who worked on rigs in the North Sea off the Scottish coast. I asked him if he enjoyed the work and he said not particularly, but he enjoyed having three houses and a villa in Spain.
Someone keeps deleting my comment with the name of the school but it’s out of Galveston. You will spend most of you career as a tender and you’re only able to perform a set amount of deep dives (saturation dives) in your career but that does t mean the opportunity isn’t there.
Worked for a bridge repair company for 7 years... 2004-2011 during this time I was paid to underwater weld column sleeves in place for cement repair. After only a year working as a regular grunt I showed enthusiasm and work ethic so they sent me to trade school for welding then scuba academy while getting paid full time. Afterwards, I went into business for myself, and now make triple what I was making before. Starting pay was $84 hr now it depends on the contract but it's between $1100- $2800 a day
This is exactly the kind of person you want to avoid in your life bc all they’ll ever do is drag you down to their level and keep you there until you rinse your mouth out with a shotgun and then they have to find a new underling.
I know for a fact all those offshore rigs need welded sometimes in salt water…
not even in new york ? there’s so much buildings and stuff underwater , even tunnels, trains, and more i feel like it would depend on where you are.
My father was an underwater welder. His ship was hit during the battle Midway. Him and another welder was lowered down the side of the ship and a crane lowered a piece of metal the size of a mattress. He told me he could hear and feel his ship firing it's large cannons and other artillery and could hear the the Arial combat while the two patched their ship. He was also a salvage diver after the war where he also did a lot of underwater welding.
as an underwater fireman i approve of this message
I am guessing you don’t live near the Gulf of Mexico. I know an underwater welder who goes down as often as he is allowed.
I know a few people who did it for a living, one still does. Its super dangerous, thats why it pays so well.
i live near the port of Baltimore i guarante you get a job wet welding that day
Had a buddy work as an underwater welder in the early 90's for the shipping company Maersk....he made BANK and retired to the Bahamas after 18 years with them
My Scuba instructor was a wet welder, especially for deep water, with a multi-tank trimix system plus welder.... he got called out once every few years or so, thats it. I mostly remember bc his assistant instructor had to take over for a week or so when he happened to get a call out to an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
I wanted to be a welder when I was in high school but my Dad insisted I attend University rather than go into the trades. Now I work for the federal government and watch youtube 8 hours a day making $50 a hour.
I have a good friend who tried out underwater welding for about a year. He’s about 6’3” 285 lbs and told me one of the contractors just simply told him, “we don’t have any wet suits that fit you, and you’re too big and take up too much space in our sub” lol
Thankfully the underwater roofing business is more resilient