Underwater welding and Industrial pipe welding both need training lots of training. Underwater welding requires a 14,000 dollar tuition fee before being able to start learning. For underwater welding you would need training of 2 years doing an apprenticeship and high school diploma. Unlike underwater welding you need nine months of training to be an industrial pipe welder, but also need a high school diploma. Industrial pipe welders …show more content…
An industrial pipe welder who travels can make all the way up to 185,000 dollars a year which is still less than an underwater welder. The average rate an hour an industrial pipe welder makes is usually 16 dollars to 38 dollars which is way less than an underwater welder. An underwater welder gets paid more because of the risks and dangers they have to face.
Let’s talk about the risks of the jobs and the number of deaths. 11 underwater welders are expected to die each year. The life expectancy for an underwater welder is that they die between 35-40. Underwater welders have died or have the potential to die from electric shock, explosions from the arc welder, shark attacks, or having nitrogen diffuse in the blood stream.
Industrial pipe welders don’t have very many deaths but it is possible if you are not careful. Industrial pipe welding has 5 things to watch out for, electric shock, fumes and gases, fire and explosions, injuries from insufficient PPE, And many other safety considerations.
So my guess is that underwater welding would be the best job for you if you are wanting a lot of money and risk dying at an early age. Or you can do Industrial pipe welding where there have been less deaths and less risk of getting hurt but less money. So which job would u