Start Your Career in Diving

Become a PADI Pro

Diving Career Opportunities

  • Part-time or full-time at a dive center

  • International dive resorts

  • Caribbean cruise ships

  • Liveaboards

  • Retail within a domestic dive center and resort

  • With time and experience, own a dive business or work for PADI!

Why Go Pro With Dive Georgia?

  • PADI 5 Star Career Development Center

  • 3 PADI Course Directors

  • Experienced Industry Professionals

  • Private Open Water Training Facility in Georgia

  • Modern Classroom

  • Grand Cayman Immersive Learning Available

PADI Pro Levels

  • The highest rung on the PADI Professional ladder is Course Director, essentially an instructor trainer. Instructors at this level teach PADI Instructor Development Courses (IDCs) and conduct other instructor-level training.

  • PADI IDC Staff Instructors who have been PADI Instructors for at least two years may qualify for the elite Master Instructor rating.

  • Just as scuba divers look up to divemasters, instructor candidates really respect IDC Staff Instructors. As the name implies, IDC Staff Instructors assist with instructor training and share their wisdom and experience with new PADI leaders.

  • The PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer rating sets you apart as a dive instructor who takes continuing education seriously and is committed to teaching a variety of courses.

  • Teach a specialty course that interests you. Choose from, Deep Diver, Night Diver or Public Safety Diver course, just to name a few. There are 25+ standard PADI Specialty Diver courses to choose from.

  • Teaching scuba diving allows you to share your love of the aquatic world with others while doing what you enjoy - being in, around and under water. PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors and PADI Assistant Instructors are the most sought-after dive professionals around the world because they've completed the program that sets the standard for training dive professionals.

  • PADI Divemaster is the most popular and most recognized professional scuba certification in the world. PADI Divemasters enjoy abundant career opportunities, get paid to scuba dive and share their love for the ocean.

EVERY JOURNEY BEGINS WITH

PADI Divemaster

The Divemaster course is the first level of professional training. Gain dive knowledge, supervision abilities, and become a role model to divers around the world. Become a leader who mentors and motivates others, and improve your knowledge and skillset to become more confident and dive like a pro!

PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor

This is a two-part course - the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program. Become a better public speaker and get really good at describing, demonstrating and teaching skills.

PADI PRO COURSES

  • Master Scuba Diver Trainer

    The ultimate recreational diver rating. All PADI Instructors who have certified at least 25 PADI Divers and have earned five or more PADI Specialty Instructor certifications can be a Master Scuba Diver Trainer.

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  • IDC Staff Instructor

    This course provides you with in-depth knowledge of the instructor development process and prepares you to shape the next generation of PADI Professionals.

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EFR Instructor Courses

  • EFRI

    During this course, you will build on your skill as an Emergency Responder and focus on developing your instructional abilities to teach these skills to others. You’ll get the additional training necessary to teach the Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR), Secondary Care (First Aid), Care for Children, CPR & AED courses.

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  • Diving First Aid for Professional Divers (DFA Pro)

    DAN’s Diving First Aid for Professional Divers course is designed for commercial, professional, aquarium, and scientific divers, and it provides knowledge and first aid skills specifically for these work environments.

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Comprehensive Dive Industry

Related Education Add-Ons

  • PSI Visual Cylinder Inspection

    This is the core certification course provided by PSI-PCI. In it, we teach the regulations and fundamentals of conducting visual inspections of solid wall and composite SCUBA and SCBA cylinders.

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  • PSI Oxygen Cylinder Cleaning Technician

    The PSI-PCI course covers gas industry standards, Federal requirements, real world cleaning, inspection and use techniques that will keep you and your customers safe and compliant when using O2.

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  • PSI Valve Repair Technician

    This course provides a broad overview of valve types, valve repair and valve care and maintenance. It is approved and contributed to by many valve manufacturers.

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