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Found out offshore divers make less than inland guys in some regions
I was looking at the Bureau of Labor Stats last week for a project and saw that in the Gulf, entry level offshore guys are averaging around $45k, while some inland HAZMAT guys in the Northeast are pulling $70k. That caught me off guard because I always figured offshore was the money. I thought deeper water meant bigger checks, but it looks like the specialized certs inland pay more. Anyone else see numbers like this in their area?
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the_hayden13d ago
Wait, does that mean the guys working on those brown water chemical plant jobs or pipeline inspections in the Ohio River Valley are actually the ones making the real money? I’ve got a buddy who did a month on a deepwater rig off Texas and came back saying the per diem and hazard pay for a 12-hour shift on a contaminated inland site near Pittsburgh blew his offshore paycheck out of the water. The kicker is those inland jobs often have less downtime during weather delays too.
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susan13013d ago
Your buddy's spot on about the Pittsburgh area jobs, I've heard similar from a cousin who works pipeline inspection near Wheeling. The hazard pay for working around old chemical spills and brown water can double the base rate compared to offshore rigs. The shorter downtime really adds up too when you're pulling those 12-hour shifts week after week.
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