How to become an Underwater Diver

Official title: Underwater Divers

Divers wear diving equipment to inspect, install, repair and remove equipment and structures underwater, conduct tests or experiments, place explosives, photograph structures or marine life, or search for missing people and objects.

Main tasks

• Build and repair bridges, wharves and sea walls underwater
• Inspect hulls and underwater equipment for damage and carry out minor repairs
• Report on the condition of wrecks underwater, remove obstructions or drill rock in preparation for blasting
• Search for bodies of victims after maritime accidents
• Take safety precautions such as monitoring dive time and depth
• Communicate with surface crew underwater using signal lines or telephones

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Demand for Craft and related trades jobs is projected at about 1,519,000 in 2024 and about 1,515,000 in 2030. (-0.3%)
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Shotfirers and Blasters
• Product Graders and Testers (Except Foods and Beverages)
• Fumigators and Other Pest and Weed Controllers
• Other Craft and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified

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Questions people ask

Is an Underwater Diver a growing career in Taiwan?

Demand for this job family is projected to change -0.3% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).

Will AI change the work of an Underwater Diver?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026