flaskdragon
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I am married at 26 with a 2 year old and another child on the way. I am looking at commercial diving as a career and like what I'm hearing about it, except for the family life situation.
Please help me get a better idea of what to expect. My understanding is that it could be anything from onshore day to day jobs where you are back most nights, to being gone 6 months at a time offshore. I don't think I could be gone much more then 1 month at a time, and would like at least a weak with my family before heading back. If I have to be gone longer at the beginning of my career until I am established, I could do that.
Does this seem reasonable for this type of career? Would the types of jobs that I would be able to get with this kind of time frame requirement allow me to provide for my family or is the pay typically much lower then those that require more time away from the family?
Thanks in advance for any input
Please help me get a better idea of what to expect. My understanding is that it could be anything from onshore day to day jobs where you are back most nights, to being gone 6 months at a time offshore. I don't think I could be gone much more then 1 month at a time, and would like at least a weak with my family before heading back. If I have to be gone longer at the beginning of my career until I am established, I could do that.
Does this seem reasonable for this type of career? Would the types of jobs that I would be able to get with this kind of time frame requirement allow me to provide for my family or is the pay typically much lower then those that require more time away from the family?
Thanks in advance for any input