I don’t think every OSV mariner works less hard than mariners elsewhere. I would say for certain that I’d want no part of being an engineer, especially chief, on a complex diesel electric boat. No fucking thanks. While wages maybe high, if anyone’s actually earning that money its those guys (once again, not the guy who doesn’t know what a variable frequency drive is). I still prefer being underpaid and overworked as our growth and wages have been far less volatile, but if not for the huge wage jumps there our wages would have stagnated even more since the good gains in 2007 or so.