I'm doing a school project on an underwater welder career. I need to know the salary range for an underwater welder. Thank you.

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Beginning welders may earn 30,000 or so, and top welders will earn 100,000 or more. The area they dive in, the depth they dive to, the type of welding they do all makes a differnce

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