Forest Rothchild is an independent contractor and one of the many people who make their living as a "golf ball diver". Working on average four days a week, Forest dives for golf balls that have landed in the water hazards along golf courses and earns between 7 and 12 cents per retrieved ball.
Typically he collects about 4000 balls per day, which means that his annual earnings are approximately $100,000 but this varies a lot according to the number and type of balls retrieved.
Anyone with a diving certification can become a golf ball diver but since the water is most often murky, divers need to be comfortable with "diving blind" (without a compass and lighting) as well as spending long periods of time at depths less than 30 feet.
The work is strenuous and requires a degree of manual labor as bags of golf balls can weigh at least 65 pounds. Divers also need to manage their own schedule and the frequent travel makes it a challenging job for people with families
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