How Much Do Underwater Welders Get Paid?

How much do Underwater Welders actually get paid?

This is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. You may be operating on an oil rig in the north sea one month and then salvaging a shipwreck hundreds of metres underwater the next.

All of this comes with huge risks from underwater explosions, electric shocks, decompression sickness to drowning. Many publications and injury law firms state the death rate in the job is a whopping 15%.

It’s not an easy job to get either, often requiring you to be an apprentice welder for years, gaining experience in the industry and then completing a series of diving certifications. All of this will take anywhere from around 4 to 8 years to complete.

This seems absurdly high but if the real number is anything close to this then it’s a job reserved for those with huge Kahooners.

So with all this risk to life, you must be getting paid a fortune right?

Well not really, in the UK the average salary for an underwater welder is around £70,000 a year with more experienced welders making up to around £120,000. That’s definitely not a bad salary but not so sure it’s worth the risks, but what do you think?

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[RazyarennyyVengerskiIGamer]

For those who want the MONTHLY, that's 5.8k-6.2k.

[Montana]

Thats in the UK😂😂 I do Mobile welding all around the U.S. Ive met and had conversations with hundreds of lifetime welders. Some did Underwater welding and retired not that long ago. They showed me first hand, With pay stubs and proof. Theyll live on a oil rig for 3 weeks and leave with a 23k pay check. 3 weeks. Depends on the expirence and welds they have to do🤷🏽‍♂️ Im only 19 and make around 3k a week take home(i work for myself) . Welding is where its at . All types of welding

[adamtucker]

To be in the top 10% wealthiest earners on the UK you would have to earn £63, 000 per year, so really 70-120k is pretty damn good

[captin-crane]

“You will delve into darkness, so black that you would think you’re blind. You will carry fire down into depths that have not seen light since the dawn of this world. You will be alone.”

[AngstbringerB]

They only make that much per year because they take contracts that last a few weeks to a few months and walk out with enough money to sit cozy for the year or at least the next few months. It’s dangerous and exhausting work and you’re constantly on call, but the pay is nothing to scoff at. Some competitive contracts are enough for a whole year’s pay, the only thing you’d need to do in your well earned vacation at that point is go in for recertification because I think some only last 6 months to a year.

[christopherlauter]

My buddies dad in 1970 worked on oil rigs welding underwater. He was making $55, 000 a year and 1974. Before his death, he taught deep-sea diving/welding to apprentices in the 80s they were making well over 150, 000. I think the pound if I’m not mistaken is two times the American dollar but still $100, 000 a year they need to come to America and work for Shelle for mobile and make real money.

[KingKZ]

In UK everyone earns basically peanuts and crap.

[KylePhillips-mwnw]

In the US your looking a 250k-400k annually depending on experience

[McLoed]

I mean that is still a lot of money. Fully qualified, top of their salary bar Doctors earn £143, 000 a year. That's really not that far off.

[dennisjaros]

120, 000 every 90 days is more like it most are on rotation depending on the company experience and certifications and contracts and area of the world your working

[TheThaiLife]

I went to school for this and it was the hardest job I ever had, so dangerous and I was making $13 per hour. But we did get paid while we sleep. But I didn't stick around in this very long. I had to pay $3, 500 for my own Kirby dive hat and school was about $18, 000. I graduated top of my class and $13 an hour. Oh and I had a cheating girlfriend at that time so it made it that much better.

[JokerX]

Yall really under estimating the pay for this job. Underwater welders in the united states makes 6 figures starting pay...

[Crosswizz]

im a commercial diver in the UK and make around 50k a year

[juliangonzales]

Idk what country’s he’s talking about but if you graduate high school and go to trade school for underwater welding then go do it you’ll be happily retired at 35

[callanmurphy]

Thats still not bad money mate.but they do pay more, just depends on where youre willijg to go for it.

[RiseAboveItAllnow]

So how much welders earn onshore in uk ? 30k ? As sole trader 250£ a day ?

[podrecznypodroznik]

Why is the film still a video of TIG welding, when electrode welding is done underwater? The author probably doesn't know anything about what he's talking about, and he posted it to go viral. Thats all.

[mediumwolf]

Worth it? You dont understand it is worth you welding takes skill the more experienced you are the more your gonna get paid and thats in pretty much any job you do so yea its worth it

[dailykaizen]

This is a lie, they should earn approx $25-$50Kper month

[ljcrgamer]

Its actually crazy that they get paid 70, 000 dollars a year to risk their life but OF girls just show their ass on cam and get 1 mil like what kind of society are we in