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Fishing and Hunting Workers vs Commercial Divers

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Fishing and Hunting Workers and Commercial Divers 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.”

Fishing and Hunting Workers Commercial Divers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
—
$61,130
Employment · BLS OEWS
—
3,430
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
16th pct
24th pct

At a glance

Dimension Fishing and Hunting Workers Commercial Divers
Median pay — $61,130
Employment — 3,430
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-4.6%) Growing fast (+8.5%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 2,800 400
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. 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 · 16th pct Low · 24th 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: Far Vision, Static Strength, Flexibility of Closure, Near Vision, Mechanical, Problem Sensitivity, Inductive Reasoning, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Customer and Personal Service, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Manual Dexterity, Control Precision, Multilimb Coordination, Depth Perception, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making, Extent Flexibility, Speaking, Public Safety and Security, Time Management.

Specific to Fishing and Hunting Workers

  • Spatial Orientation
  • Trunk Strength
  • Geography
  • Law and Government
  • Biology
  • Reaction Time
  • Dynamic Strength
  • Sales and Marketing

Specific to Commercial Divers

  • Building and Construction
  • Active Listening
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Finger Dexterity
  • Information Ordering
  • Speech Recognition
  • Physics
  • Quality Control Analysis

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 Fishing and Hunting Workers

Specific to Commercial Divers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Fishing and Hunting Workers or Commercial Divers — 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. "Fishing and Hunting Workers vs Commercial Divers." 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/fishing-and-hunting-workers-vs-commercial-divers

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Singulariki. (2026). Fishing and Hunting Workers vs Commercial Divers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/fishing-and-hunting-workers-vs-commercial-divers

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  title  = {Fishing and Hunting Workers vs Commercial Divers},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {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},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/fishing-and-hunting-workers-vs-commercial-divers}
}

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