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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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Open in Job ExplorerWhat 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.
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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
45-2093.00
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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 |