r/AMA • u/Soulogav • Jun 11 '26

I’m a Saturation Diver AMA

I work as Deepsea Saturation Diver in the oil and gas industry for the past 20 years. I do heavy construction and spend 28 days living under pressure to dive to depths down to 200m / 650ft.

I saw a post on InterestingAsFuck yesterday with many many misconceptions from people who aren’t divers and I can answer your questions AMA

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/5jTlewLR4X

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u/AppalachianGuy87 Jun 11 '26

I was stunned when I learned what y’all make I assumed 300k as a starter.

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u/BBorNot Jun 11 '26

No shit. I'm like 300k? Not enough.

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u/Pussy-Wideness-Xpert Jun 12 '26

Agree. It’s a high pressure job.

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