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Aquaculture Workers

ANZSCO 8411

Employed

1,000

Median age

45 yrs

Employment outlook

Growing

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.

About this career

Aquaculture Workers perform routine tasks in breeding and raising fish and other aquatic stock.

What they typically do

  • Feeding and grading fish, and monitoring their growth
  • Assisting with farm layout and constructing nets, long-lines and cages
  • Checking and looking after equipment and fish housing
  • Operating pumps and other equipment
  • Testing and checking on water quality
  • Removing dead and dying fish
  • Operating lifting equipment such as forklifts and small cranes
  • Harvesting fish, and sorting and packing for transportation
  • Restocking pens, pools, tanks, ponds, rivers and dams with juvenile fish
  • Collecting and recording growth, production and water quality data

States and territories

Share of workers by location

TAS
27.1%
QLD
16%
NSW
13.3%
WA
10.7%
VIC
9.7%
ACT
8.2%
NT
7.7%
SA
7.4%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as an Aquaculture Workers.