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EDITORIAL RESPONSE
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Opportunity Outlook Handbook, 2010-11
edition, commercial divers earn an average median income of $51,360. Divers in the lowest 10 percent earned $31,890
or less. Wage earners in the highest 10 percent earned $89,560 or more per year. The American Welding Society
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The average salary for underwater welding depends on the type of employment. Underwater welders working in support
activities for water transportation, such as port and harbor operations, had an average wage of $21.03 per hour in 2010. Those
working in highway, street and bridge construction were making $25.41 per hour on average; in support activities for mining,
$28.67; in utility system construction, $31.59; and in other heavy and civil engineering construction, $31.78. (A side note: In
general, for welders - not underwater - the industry average salary is currently $15.50 per hour and Hobart Institute graduates
are averaging $17.96 per hour.)

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