First-Line Supervisors of Aquacultural Workers
Also called:
Hatchery Manager, Farm Manager, Fish Hatchery Manager, Fish Hatchery Specialist
What they do:
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of aquacultural workers.
On the job, you would:
- Observe fish and beds or ponds to detect diseases, monitor fish growth, determine quality of fish, or determine completeness of harvesting.
- Record the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.
- Assign to workers duties such as fertilizing and incubating spawn, feeding and transferring fish, and planting, cultivating, and harvesting shellfish beds.
Math and Science
Business
- management
- human resources (HR)
Arts and Humanities
Engineering and Technology
- product and service development
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
Visual Understanding
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People interested in this work like activities that include
leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Leadership
- Cooperation
- Initiative
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You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
Word processing software
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bachelor's degree or
master's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$42,600
per year, on average
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