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My boss which happens to be my uncle, charges $175 an hr for underwater welding. If its a non local contract there is an 8hr minimum and it is $950 for an 8hr block of time. I see all $46.19/hr of it because I havent gone to school for it and I didnt have any experiance when I started. The guys that have degrees and experiance are making close to $90/hr. Makes me want to go to school for it although I couldnt see making a career out of it. Its a good hobby job. But owning your own business is insane with the amount of money you make. You also need to be on call 24hrs a day but its worth the pay. I like the 3-4am jobs where everything is pitch black and there are huge lights all over. Also for those of you who didnt know it, diving in the mississippi sucks balls. The water is so dirty that you cant see your hand 5 inches in front of your face. If you get lost underwater you usually have to dive deeper (because of the weights that you wear) to the bottom and basically get your helmet down in the sand to see which way the water is moving then go north, south, east, west, from that point. Its pretty freaky the first couple of times but once you get use to it then everything is good. Its definately an experiance I would suggest!