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Well, you and I make two ... and of course we know the other "survivors," they are our friends and colleagues of many years. But as I look around at the numbers who've gone aground while we made it ...No, but I CAN name quite a few folks that have done so in the DIVE Industry. Lets be honest here for a few minutes. I get so sick of the "can't make a living" comments.
Might I suggest nursing? You can make that your first year out of school.... That takes 5 years. (funny it take 5 years in almost any profession to make a living wage at it...)
You are likely right, the 50% who drop out biannually (at least the first bunch to go) would likely bail on anything that was "real" work.The average of LESS than 2 years as a dive instructor is because the MAJORITY who try this are looking to drop out, not work and get paid. Funny how that doesn't seem to last, being poor (or more often fired a few times) gets old and instead of figuring out how to make money they change "careers" again to escape reality. Pay your dues and have a clue basically.
There are always niches, some better, some worse ... you and I each found ours, so we know that they are there, but they do seem to take an combination of drive, ability, and preparation combined with a bit of luck a dash of being in the right place at the right time and more than a little of not realizing that you can't possibly do that.Plus there are many jobs in this industry where you get to be an Instructor when you want to but also make a living in an industry that you love (and also hate)
My feeling is that the majority who say "can't make a living" haven't tried or failed at it. Find somebody who says you can and has and adopt them as a mentor, once you do that welcome to my world.