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Commercial Divers Salary in CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Commercial Divers in CA have a median annual salary of $101,540, with 310 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $39,980 at the 10th percentile to $152,760 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$101,540

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$48.82

Employment

310

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$39,980
10th
$39,980
25th
$101,540
Median
$131,110
75th
$152,760
90th

Local compared with national

CA

$101,540

Median annual · 2025

United States

$72,990

Median annual · 2025

The CA median is 39.1% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $28,550).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 3.6
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.6
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 3.5
  4. 4.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.5
  5. 5.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.4
  6. 6.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.1
  7. 7.CoordinationImportance 3.1
  8. 8.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.1
  9. 9.Operation and ControlImportance 3.1
  10. 10.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 3.1
  11. 11.TroubleshootingImportance 3.1
  12. 12.RepairingImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Diving logbook software
  • Diving table software
  • Dynamic positioning DP software
  • Remote operated vehicle ROV dive log software
  • Web browser software

Common tasks

  • Cut and weld steel, using underwater welding equipment, jigs, and supports.
  • Carry out non-destructive testing, such as tests for cracks on the legs of oil rigs at sea.
  • Check and maintain diving equipment, such as helmets, masks, air tanks, harnesses, or gauges.
  • Take appropriate safety precautions, such as monitoring dive lengths and depths and registering with authorities before diving expeditions begin.
  • Communicate with workers on the surface while underwater, using signal lines or telephones.
  • Descend into water with the aid of diver helpers, using scuba gear or diving suits.
  • Inspect and test docks, ships, buoyage systems, plant intakes or outflows, or underwater pipelines, cables, or sewers, using closed circuit television, still photography, and testing equipment.
  • Obtain information about diving tasks and environmental conditions.
  • Inspect the condition of underwater steel or wood structures.
  • Operate underwater video, sonar, recording, or related equipment to investigate underwater structures or marine life.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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