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Commercial Divers vs Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Commercial Divers and Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Commercial Divers Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$61,130
$59,600
Employment · BLS OEWS
3,430
17,410
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
24th pct
9th pct

At a glance

Dimension Commercial Divers Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
Median pay $61,130 $59,600
Employment 3,430 17,410
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Growing fast (+8.5%) About average (+2.9%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 400 1,700
Typical education · O*NET Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 24th pct Low · 9th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 19th pct · 16% of tasks —
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No —

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Oral Comprehension, Mechanical, Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Critical Thinking, Control Precision, Multilimb Coordination, Active Listening, Operations Monitoring, Manual Dexterity, Finger Dexterity, Speaking, Deductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Near Vision, Quality Control Analysis, Inductive Reasoning, Operation and Control, Perceptual Speed, Coordination, Complex Problem Solving, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Written Comprehension, Flexibility of Closure, Far Vision, Depth Perception, Public Safety and Security.

Specific to Commercial Divers

  • Building and Construction
  • Speech Recognition
  • Physics
  • Extent Flexibility
  • Time Management
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Repairing
  • Judgment and Decision Making

Specific to Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

  • Reaction Time
  • Rate Control
  • Administration and Management
  • Transportation
  • Visualization
  • Hearing Sensitivity
  • Monitoring
  • Visual Color Discrimination

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Specific to Commercial Divers

Specific to Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Commercial Divers or Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Commercial Divers vs Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/commercial-divers-vs-earth-drillers-except-oil-and-gas

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Singulariki. (2026). Commercial Divers vs Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/commercial-divers-vs-earth-drillers-except-oil-and-gas

BibTeX 
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