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Commercial Divers vs Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Commercial Divers and Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 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 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$61,130
$62,970
Employment · BLS OEWS
3,430
455,940
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
24th pct
20th pct

At a glance

Dimension Commercial Divers Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Median pay $61,130 $62,970
Employment 3,430 455,940
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Growing fast (+8.5%) About average (+4.5%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 400 44,000
Typical education · O*NET Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 24th pct Low · 20th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 19th pct · 16% of tasks 18th pct · 15% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No 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, Building and Construction, Operations Monitoring, Manual Dexterity, Finger Dexterity, Speaking, Deductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Near Vision, Physics, Inductive Reasoning, Extent Flexibility, Operation and Control, Time Management, Coordination, Complex Problem Solving, Troubleshooting, Repairing, Judgment and Decision Making, Written Comprehension, Flexibility of Closure, Far Vision, Customer and Personal Service, Mathematics, Public Safety and Security.

Specific to Commercial Divers

  • Active Listening
  • Speech Recognition
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Static Strength
  • Depth Perception

Specific to Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

  • Design
  • Trunk Strength
  • Administration and Management
  • Category Flexibility
  • Visualization
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Monitoring
  • Selective Attention

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

Shared: Data base user interface and query software , Analytical or scientific software .

Specific to Commercial Divers

Specific to Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Commercial Divers or Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters — 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 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters." 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-plumbers-pipefitters-and-steamfitters

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Commercial Divers vs Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/commercial-divers-vs-plumbers-pipefitters-and-steamfitters

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Commercial Divers vs Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters},
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  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/commercial-divers-vs-plumbers-pipefitters-and-steamfitters}
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