ROV technician
| Highest | $6,500 / mo · United States |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2–4 yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | 2-year technical diploma + 1-month IMCA course + 3 to 9 months safety training and job search |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $6,500max |
| AustraliaIELTS 6.0–6.5 · AUD 30–50k | $6,100 |
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $6,000 |
| CanadaIELTS 6.0–6.5 · CAD 20–40k | $6,000 |
| NorwayIELTS 6.0–6.5 · NOK 130–260k | $5,850 |
| Hong KongIELTS 6.0–6.5 · HK–200k | $5,850 |
What does the day look like?
Between 15% and 25% of your shift is spent inside the Offshore Control Van flying the vehicle using dual joysticks, foot pedals, sensor displays, and software like Tritech Seanet Pro or EIVA NaviSuite to inspect subsea welds and operate Titan 4 hydraulic manipulators.
The unglamorous 50% to 60% of the day is physical maintenance in workshops and on deck: rebuilding 3,000 psi hydraulic valve packs, terminating fiber-optic lines, splicing 3,000 V to 4,500 V AC high-voltage tethers, and testing thrusters. Another 20% to 25% covers Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) operations and completing IMCA logbooks. Shifts run 12 hours a day (typically 00:00 to 12:00 or 12:00 to 24:00) 7 days a week on offshore rotations such as 28 days on / 28 days off, in shared vessel cabins and harsh sea weather.
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