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Overview
Aquaculture hatchery workers help raise aquatic organisms in land-based hatcheries during the early stages of their life cycle, from broodstock care to young stock handling and release when needed.
In job descriptions, look for hatchery production, broodstock, plankton culture, fish samples, feeding routines, oxygenation equipment, biosecurity, hygiene practices and safe fish transportation.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Aquaculture hatchery work is usually land-based and practical. Tasks can include broodstock handling, egg or larvae care, feeding routines, tank cleaning, sampling and controlled release of young organisms.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include recognizing aquaculture species, following biosecurity and hygiene routines, monitoring water conditions, using pumps or oxygenation equipment and handling fish transport without stressing the stock.
Salary context
Salary context depends on hatchery scale, species, shift patterns, responsibility for broodstock, sampling duties, equipment operation and whether diving or transport tasks are included. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior hatchery work, broodstock coordination, aquaculture facility operations, stock-health support, fish transport coordination or specialist work with plankton culture and early life-stage production.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies name the species, hatchery system, tanks, sampling routines, hygiene controls, release work and equipment used. These details show how hands-on the role is.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Aquaculture
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include aquaculture husbandry worker, aquaculture rearing technician and aquaculture hatchery technician.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
45-2093.00
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The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
03.2Aquaculture
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Aquaculture workers (6221)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a8c7004a-e59c-4a4d-9092-2cb4533ffe58 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 6221.5 |
| ISCO group | 6221 |
| Concept type | Occupation |