Underwater diving is a tool many people use in their jobs. For some people, like divers who collect seafood, there is no other way to do the job. For others, like some police divers, it is just one tool they use in their profession. Both my wife and I are professionally employed in careers where diving is vital. My wife just retired after 37 years as a marine biologist/diver with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Over the course of my career, I have worked as a commercial oilfield diver, for diving equipment manufacturers, and as a consultant in diving.
Careers In Diving
From 2012-2013, we worked on a video on careers in diving, where we interviewed 17 different people who have jobs that take them underwater on a regular basis. We also followed each of these people into the field to film them while they were at work. For many people, the lure of working outdoors and not having to report to an office and desk every day is irresistible. For people who love the ocean and being underwater, the opportunity to work in a career where diving is central to their job, makes going to work each day more like an adventure than a chore. Of the 17 different people we interviewed, several were involved with different aspects of underwater law enforcement (FBI diver, sheriff’s diver, game warden), one was a commercial diver, another was a seafood diver, others were involved with photography, scuba instruction, diving equipment marketing, and various aspects of diving for scientific purposes. Matt Kay is a good example of one of the people we interviewed. Matt is a marine biologist and diver who instructs at Santa Barbara City College and is a researcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He also has his own private consulting firm. Although you can be a marine biologist without being a diver, many marine biologists will tell you that diving is vital to their work and understanding how marine creatures live and interact in their environment. For Matt, who grew up in Santa Barbara, with the ocean in his backyard, it was a logical progression in his lifelong fascination with the sea.Related Posts
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