Aquacultural Managers

Course Advisor; United States; On-site; USD 35,440 - 136,940; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is looking for an Aquacultural Manager to oversee hatchery production in the United States. The role involves coordinating activities, administering policies, and ensuring compliance with environmental data collection and reporting laws. Candidates should possess strong skills in monitoring, critical thinking, and time management. The average salary for this position ranges from $35,440 to $136,940. Key tools include Microsoft Office and statistical analysis software.

Qualifications

• Strong speaking skills for effective information conveyance.
• Ability to monitor and assess performance for improvements.
• Critical thinking skills to evaluate solutions.
• Time management skills for self and others.
• Reading comprehension for understanding work-related documents.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate fish hatchery production activities.
• Administer policies regarding operations and maintenance.
• Prepare compliance reports as required by laws.
• Manage the transfer of mature fish into natural habitats.

Skills

Speaking

Monitoring

Critical Thinking

Time Management

Reading Comprehension

Judgment and Decision Making

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Office

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Statistical analysis software

Job description

What is an Aquacultural Manager?

Position Description: Direct and coordinate, through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities of workers engaged in fish hatchery production for corporations, cooperatives, or other owners.

Life As an Aquacultural Manager: What Do They Do?

• Determine, administer, and execute policies relating to operations administration and standards, and facility maintenance.
• Prepare reports required by state and federal laws.
• Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.
• Design and construct pens, floating stations, and collector strings or fences for sea farms.
• Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks.
• Determine how to allocate resources and to respond to unanticipated problems, such as insect infestation, drought, and fire.

Aquacultural Manager Required Skills

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

• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
• Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Types of Aquacultural Manager Jobs

• Fisheries Specialist
• Aquaculture Director
• Oyster Grower
• Facility Operations Manager
• Fish Culturist

Job Outlook for Aquacultural Managers

There were about 1,028,700 jobs for Aquacultural Managers in 2016 (in the United States). There is little to no growth in job opportunities for Aquacultural Managers. There will be an estimated 74,300 positions for Aquacultural Managers per year.

Aquacultural Manager Average Salary

The typical yearly salary for Aquacultural Managers is somewhere between $35,440 and $136,940.

What Tools do Aquacultural Managers Use?

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Web browser software
• Microsoft Access
• Data entry software
• Word processing software
• Microsoft Visio
• Adobe Photoshop
• Facebook
• Statistical analysis software
• Time reporting software
• Atlassian Confluence
• Resource planning software
• Staff scheduling software