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Aquacultural Worker Supervisor

What Do Aquacultural Worker Supervisor Do?

Position Description Directly supervise and coordinate activities of aquacultural workers.

A Day in the Life of an Aquacultural Worker Supervisor

  • Plan work schedules according to personnel and equipment availability, tidal levels, feeding schedules, or transfer and harvest needs.
  • Assign to workers duties such as fertilizing and incubating spawn, feeding and transferring fish, and planting, cultivating, and harvesting shellfish beds.
  • Direct workers to correct problems such as disease, quality of seed distribution, or adequacy of cultivation.
  • Direct and monitor worker activities, such as treatment and rearing of fingerlings, maintenance of equipment, and harvesting of fish or shellfish.
  • Record the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.
  • Select and ship eggs to other hatcheries.

Aquacultural Worker Supervisor Required Skills

When polled, Aquacultural Worker Supervisors say the following skills are most frequently used in their jobs:

Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.

Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

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.

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Types of Aquacultural Worker Supervisor

  • Rainbow Trout Farm Manager
  • Fish Hatchery Manager
  • Fish Farm Manager
  • Fisheries Manager
  • Fish Hatchery Superintendent

Aquacultural Worker Supervisor Job Outlook

There were about 48,700 jobs for Aquacultural Worker Supervisor in 2016 (in the United States). New jobs are being produced at a rate of 2.1% which is below the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 1,000 new jobs for Aquacultural Worker Supervisor by 2026. Due to new job openings and attrition, there will be an average of 6,500 job openings in this field each year.

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The states with the most job growth for Aquacultural Worker Supervisor are Nevada, Wyoming, and Oregon. Watch out if you plan on working in South Carolina, Florida, or Ohio. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Average Aquacultural Worker Supervisors Salary

The salary for Aquacultural Worker Supervisors ranges between about $28,420 and $78,920 a year.

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Aquacultural Worker Supervisors who work in Minnesota, Alabama, or Iowa, make the highest salaries.

Below is a list of the median annual salaries for Aquacultural Worker Supervisors in different U.S. states.

State Annual Mean Salary
Alabama $63,350
Alaska $44,550
Arizona $51,540
Arkansas $46,570
California $47,360
Colorado $57,330
Connecticut $49,180
Delaware $54,780
Florida $47,310
Georgia $50,150
Hawaii $56,440
Idaho $45,230
Illinois $49,190
Indiana $47,880
Iowa $58,040
Kansas $50,230
Kentucky $49,440
Louisiana $54,830
Maine $49,120
Maryland $55,750
Massachusetts $53,360
Michigan $50,060
Minnesota $65,340
Missouri $49,280
Montana $41,980
Nebraska $60,330
Nevada $46,010
New Hampshire $46,430
New Jersey $46,140
New Mexico $40,540
New York $56,750
North Carolina $60,510
Ohio $55,620
Oklahoma $54,510
Oregon $49,610
Pennsylvania $54,160
South Carolina $58,270
South Dakota $46,030
Tennessee $45,460
Texas $52,170
Utah $46,110
Vermont $47,750
Virginia $54,190
Washington $53,950
West Virginia $45,520
Wisconsin $52,100

Tools & Technologies Used by Aquacultural Worker Supervisors

Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Aquacultural Worker Supervisors:

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Data entry software
  • Work scheduling software

How do I Become an Aquacultural Worker Supervisor?

Education needed to be an Aquacultural Worker Supervisor:

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How many years of work experience do I need?

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Where Aquacultural Worker Supervisors Are Employed

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Below are examples of industries where Aquacultural Worker Supervisors work:

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