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Overview
Harvest divers extract and collect marine resources in shallow underwater settings using apnea diving techniques or surface-supplied open-circuit air equipment.
In job descriptions, look for diving interventions, diving equipment maintenance, broodstock collection, aquatic resource management, aquaculture stock health checks, fisheries rules and water-based aquaculture facilities.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Harvest divers prepare the dive, enter shallow underwater areas and collect marine resources such as algae, razor shells, sea urchins or sponges. The work combines underwater movement, collection judgement, equipment checks and care for aquatic resources.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes apnea or surface-supplied diving, diving equipment maintenance, broodstock collection, aquaculture stock health checks, aquatic resource management and reading fisheries rules before collection work.
Salary context
Pay comparison should look at dive conditions, resource type, time underwater, equipment responsibility, aquaculture or wild-harvest setting, stock-health documentation and any facility maintenance duties.
Career paths
Possible next steps include lead collection diver, aquaculture stock work, aquatic resource monitoring, water-based facility maintenance, diving equipment support or supervision of small harvest teams.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name the collected species, apnea or surface-supplied equipment, depth limits, surface support, broodstock work, stock health checks, equipment upkeep and maintenance of water-based facilities.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships: 1
Commercial Divers
49-9092.00
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Economic activities linked to this occupation.
03.11Marine fishing
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Occupation group
Underwater divers (7541)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/204c8b13-f5de-4e39-bd23-86ff8cf89b4d |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7541.2 |
| ISCO group | 7541 |
| Concept type | Occupation |