Aquacultural Managers
Also called:
Aquaculture Cooperative Marketing Director, Aquaculture Director, Aquaculture Program Director, Farm Operations Technical Director
What they do:
Direct and coordinate, through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities of workers engaged in fish hatchery production for corporations, cooperatives, or other owners.
On the job, you would:
- Grow fish and shellfish as cash crops or for release into freshwater or saltwater.
- Supervise and train aquaculture and fish hatchery support workers.
- Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.
Math and Science
- biology
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- food production
- manufacture and distribution of products
Business
- management
- customer service
Engineering and Technology
- product and service development
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Basic Skills
- talking to others
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
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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
- Initiative
- Analytical Thinking
- Persistence
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Examples of the technology used in this career will be available soon.
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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 very likely in the future.
$69,300
per year, on average
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