Learn about the types of people who become commercial divers. This page goes into detail about the employment, gender, and ethnic ratios of the workplace.


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Gender Mix By Career Interest, 2024

This graph shows the distribution of females and males that are interested in becoming a commercial diver. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.

More men than women are interested in becoming commercial divers at a ratio of 2.52 to 1.

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Actual Gender Mix, 2024

28% of commercial divers are female and 72% are male.

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Gender Bias, 2024

This is one of the most compelling statistics we collect. Gender bias shows the difference between gender interest in being a commercial diver and the actual gender mix of people in the career.

If there is a significant difference, then it means there is a gender imbalance between those interested in becoming a commercial diver and those who end up becoming one.

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Ethnic Mix, 2019

The largest ethnic group of commercial divers are White, making up 72% of the population. The next highest segments are Other and Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish, making up 12% and 9% respectively.