Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations 1.3

AQUACULTURE WORKERS perform routine tasks in breeding and raising fish and other aquatic stock.

Indicative Skill Level:

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.

In Australia:
AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

In New Zealand:
NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

Tasks Include:

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.

Occupation:

841111 Aquaculture Worker