Median Annual Wage: $44,880
Education: Bachelor's degree (58%); Master's degree (14%); High school diploma or equivalent (13%)
Projected Growth: Decline (-3% or lower)
Related Job Titles: Farm Manager; Hatchery Manager; Fish Hatchery Manager; Fish Hatchery Specialist; Fish Farm Manager; Fisheries Manager; Harvest Manager; Brood Hatchery Manager; Brood Station Manager; Rainbow Trout Farm Manager
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Source: O*NET OnLine information for First-Line Supervisors of Aquacultural Workers.
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- Record the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.
- Assign to workers duties such as fertilizing and incubating spawn, feeding and transferring fish, and planting, cultivating, and harvesting shellfish beds.
- Confer with managers to determine times and places of seed planting, and cultivating, feeding, or harvesting of fish or shellfish.
- Direct and monitor worker activities, such as treatment and rearing of fingerlings, maintenance of equipment, and harvesting of fish or shellfish.
- Prepare or direct the preparation of fish food, and specify medications to be added to food and water to treat fish for diseases.
- Engage in the same fishery work as workers supervised.
- Train workers in spawning, rearing, cultivating, and harvesting methods, and in the use of equipment.
- Direct workers to correct problems such as disease, quality of seed distribution, or adequacy of cultivation.
- Plan work schedules according to personnel and equipment availability, tidal levels, feeding schedules, or transfer and harvest needs.
- Interview and select new employees.
- Maintain workers' time records.
- Perform both supervisory and management functions, such as accounting, marketing, and personnel work.
- Requisition supplies.
Source: O*NET OnLine information for First-Line Supervisors of Aquacultural Workers.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Source: O*NET OnLine information for First-Line Supervisors of Aquacultural Workers.