Build a career with room to move
Professional dive skills can open possibilities in destinations around the world and connect you with an international community.
From Rescue Diver to PADI professional
Build a life around the diving you love.
Professional training can turn your passion into skills, leadership, and the possibility of working in dive destinations around the world. Explore a future where you help others discover a world they may remember for a lifetime.
Show me my professional options
Make a difference in someone’s dive story
Help people build confidence, overcome a fear, or experience the underwater world in a way they may remember for years.
Your certification levelChoose your professional directionExplore your options
From Rescue Diver to dive professional
How far do you want to take your diving?
The next step can look different for every diver. Explore three professional directions, then tell us when you would like to begin.
Three professional directions
Choose the kind of impact you want to make.
Whether you are drawn to leading, teaching, or expanding your teaching range, start by picturing the professional role that feels right for you.
Lead. Assist. Gain real experience.
Divemaster
Build your dive leadership skills.
Develop your knowledge and gain practical experience while working alongside diving professionals.
Teach. Inspire. Make an impact.
Instructor
Help others discover the underwater world.
Learn to teach and guide divers, share your passion, and support others as they develop their diving skills.
Teach more. Grow your career.
Instructor + MSDT
Broaden your teaching expertise.
Develop advanced teaching skills, expand your knowledge, and explore a wider range of professional training.
A question worth exploring
See what each option includes
Love diving, but want it to be more than time off?
It is natural to wonder what comes after Rescue Diver. You do not need to have every detail decided today. A clearer picture of the professional options can help you choose a direction that fits your goals.
A considered next step
Explore first. Choose with a clearer picture.
Professional training is a progression of knowledge, practice, and responsibility. Start by telling us what you are interested in and when you hope to begin. Our team can follow up to help you explore the available training directions.
Picture your role
Consider whether leading dives, teaching divers, or broadening your teaching range appeals to you.
Share your timing
Let us know when you would like to start, even if you are still exploring.
Explore the details
Get information to help you understand the professional training options and decide what to look at next.
Three professional directions. A clearer comparison of what each includes comes next.
Compare your professional options
See what each training includes.
After you submit the form, you will be able to compare the Divemaster, Instructor, and Instructor + MSDT training options, review what is included in each, and download the full proposals with details and prices.
Choose the direction that fits the professional future you have in mind.