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Rescue diver

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Dive emergency worker Dive rescue technician Diver life support technician Emergency rescue diver Lifeguard Para-rescue diver Rescue diver Search and rescue diver Underwater rescue worker

Rescue divers are divers that manage underwater emergencies. They prevent and manage problems underwater, handle dive emergencies and operate rescue equipment. Rescue divers manage diving operations in seas or waterways. They work under demanding physical conditions to rescue and retrieve people or objects.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Taking safety precautions, such as monitoring dive lengths and depths, and registering with authorities before diving expeditions begin;
(b) Checking and maintaining diving equipment such as helmets, masks, air tanks, diving suits, harnesses and gauges;
(c) Descending into water with the aid of diver helpers, using scuba gear or diving suits;
(d) Working under water to lay and repair bridges, piers and harbour-wall foundations;
(e) Inspecting for suspected damage and making minor repairs to ships' hulls and underwater installations;
(f) Reporting on condition of wrecked ships;
(g) Removing underwater obstructions;
(h) Drilling holes for underwater blasting;
(i) Performing various underwater tasks connected with salvage work or recovering dead bodies;
(j) Gathering shellfish, sponges and other aquatic life forms
(j) Communicating with workers on the surface while under water, using signal lines or telephones;
(k) Obtaining information about diving tasks and environmental conditions.

Knowledge

  • Transport services
  • Nursing and midwifery
  • Social work and counselling
  • Sports

Digital competencies

  • Maintaining and enforcing physical security
  • Following instructions and procedures
  • Installing wooden and metal components
  • Developing solutions
  • Leading and motivating

Digital competencies

  • Creating visual displays and decorations

Personal competencies

  • Maintaining a positive attitude
  • Working efficiently

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Business and administration associate professionals

Business services agents

Business services agents not elsewhere classified

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Business services agents not elsewhere classified

12

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

2,98%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-55,56% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

83,33%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

25,00%

Part-time contracts

1,00% Turnover index

20

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-16%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Business and administration associate professionals

61%

39%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Business and administration associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Business services agents

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Business services agents not elsewhere classified

No experience
9%
Less than 1 year
12%
Between 1 and 2 years
16%
Between 2 and 4 years
32%
Between 4 and 8 years
7%
More than 8 years
24%
Actividades administrativas y servicios auxiliares
22%
Comercio al por mayor y al por menor; reparación de vehículos de motor y motocicletas
21%
Actividades profesionales, científicas y técnicas
19%
Otros servicios
10%
Información y comunicaciones
9%
Otros
19%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.