SCUBA Instructor as a career for a poor fellow questions.

[DennisS]

Where did the OP go? Maybe this was not such a serious question?

Just another post generator,

 

[GrandpaScuba]

I'm afraid that unless you have part or full ownership in the dive shop, or an upper management position, such as store manager, that making a career as a dive instructor is not very likely. A young-single person can have a lot of fun for as much as a few years as a "dive bum", but eventually, when you want to support a family or maybe eat, you will need a more substantial job. Don't get me wrong, teaching is great fun. But it's better as a part time job.

Back to my first point though, if you are a go-getter and can use teaching scuba as a stepping stone into owning your own retail business, then you have a chance.

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Where did the OP go? Maybe this was not such a serious question?

I think everyone's answers scared him away.