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Dive instructor

**1. How much will i get paid?**

 * ====$40-$60 thousand a year====

**2. how do you become a dive instructor?**

 * ====be at least 18years old have a Recreational Open Water ticket (a certificate that shows you have learnt the basics of diving) from an approved provder get a medical clearance certificate from the Diving Hyperbaric Medicine Service have a Certificate of Competence, issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Service of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. This must be renewed every 5 years.====

**3. Is it close or far away from home?**

 * ====There are dive training and jobs all around New Zealand====

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=** Summary **= =** Skills and Knowledge **= >
 * 1. About the job **
 * ======Divers work underwater and do a variety of tasks such as construction work, rescuing property from wrecked ships, commercial seafood gathering, photography, police work, and dive instructing. They may work close to shore, out at sea, or in lakes and rivers and make up to $40 to $60 thousand a year. becoming a diver gives you the chance to travel the world and dive in same beauitful waters.======
 * ** knowledge of diving techniques, and excellent diving skills
 * knowledge of diving equipment, and the ability to repair any equipment that breaks down on-site
 * an understanding of relevant health and safety regulations
 * knowledge of underwater hazards such as rips and currents
 * knowledge of first aid and the ability to deal with emergencies.

They should:
=Tasks and duties=
 * have a good level of stamina
 * not have inner-ear problem
 * divers need to be fit and healthy
 * underwater filming or photography
 * underwater construction and ship survey work
 * underwater cable laying
 * underwater search and rescue
 * marine farming
 * diver training, and tours for tourists.

Useful experience for divers includes:
 * 2. About the qualifications and conditions **
 * Secondary education – no. of years, qualifications, useful subjects **
 * There are no specific secondary educational requirements, but physical education, maths, physics and workshop technology are useful.
 * Tertiary education – qualifications, useful courses **
 * need a diving certificate
 * Useful experience **
 * recreational diving
 * dive industry retail work
 * building industry work
 * engineering, fitting and welding work
 * scientific work such as marine biology or oceanography
 * work on boats or in the boating industry
 * teaching.


 * Working conditions **
 * ====work irregular hours. They may also work weekends and be on call====
 * ====work off boats for days or weeks at a time. They may also spend long periods underwater in lakes, rivers, harbours and at sea====
 * ====may work in extreme conditions including in icy or cold water, water with poor visibility, and in windy or changeable weather conditions====
 * ====may travel throughout New Zealand or work on contract overseas in places such as Antarctica or the North Sea.====


 * Hours and contact with people **
 * alot of hours with people
 * only work the hours needed
 * Pay and progression **
 * Pay for divers varies depending on skills, experience, and the type of diving they do.
 * Newly qualified divers can expect to earn between $28,000 and $40,000 a year.
 * Those with five years' experience or more usually earn between $40,000 and $60,000 a year.
 * Highly experienced divers with specialist skills can earn up to $80,000 a year.
 * Commercial divers usually work on short-term projects and are paid a daily rate, which can range from $130 to $1,000 or more. Some commercial divers are employed full time and paid a fixed salary.


 * Related job (s) are **
 * **sea food diving**
 * police diving


 * My conclusions about this job **
 * Think about these questions when writing your conclusions about each job: **

** What would I not enjoy about this job? **

 * ==== I would enjoy being able to swim for ages, being around people all day everyday and having the chance to see new stuff and wild life everyday. I would not enjoy about diving is the high chance of failing under the water and puting mine or sameone else life in danger. ====


 * 2. How do I rate my interest in this job now? **
 * High, because i wouldlove to do this job but the pay isn't that great.


 * 3. How well would this job match my qualities, skills, values and interests? **
 * Being an strong swimmer, having good people skill's and i am really interested in this job.


 * 4. What would I need to do to develop the knowledge, skills and qualities needed? **
 * Become more smarter and become more meture.


 * 5. How is this job likely to change over time? **
 * What would that mean for me? Most of the sea is getting turned into oil mines, and when the oil mines blow up, it puts alot of sea wild life in danger and a high risk of dying.