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Overview
Aquaculture husbandry technicians work in production of aquatic organisms, with particular focus on feeding, ongrowing culture processes and stock management.
In job descriptions, look for fish or shellfish stocks, feeding routines, water quality checks, tanks or cages, growth monitoring, husbandry records, health observation and production planning.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Aquaculture husbandry technician work is hands-on in hatcheries, tanks, ponds, cages or other aquatic production units. Daily attention goes to feeding, stock condition, water quality, growth and orderly husbandry records.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include feeding routines, stock handling, aquatic organism health observation, water-quality checks, biosecurity habits, growth monitoring, equipment cleaning and careful records for production decisions.
Salary context
Salary context depends on production scale, species, shift or seasonal work, responsibility for stock survival, feeding systems, water-quality monitoring and whether the technician supervises routine husbandry tasks.
Career paths
Paths can start in aquaculture work, fisheries, animal care or farm production and move toward senior husbandry, site coordination, hatchery operations, stock management or production supervision.
Good to know
Check adverts for the species raised, feeding method, tank or cage systems, water-quality duties, health checks, record keeping, weekend coverage and whether work is mainly routine care or production coordination.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for aquaculture husbandry technician work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
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O*NET relationships: 1
Agricultural Technicians
19-4012.00
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Occupation group
Aquaculture workers (6221)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e0628770-57f0-4cf2-952e-5b16547db8c1 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 6221.6 |
| ISCO group | 6221 |
| Concept type | Occupation |