Aquaculture Supervisor
What the work is
Supervises and performs specialist roles in aquacultural farming operations, including in hatcheries, grow-out operations, and initial processing and packing of harvested product.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Supervises the breeding, raising and harvesting of fish, prawns, oysters and other aquatic stock
- Supervises the inspection, operation and maintenance of specialised aquaculture equipment and machinery, including ponds, cages, recirculating aquaculture systems, longlines and flow-through systems
- Oversees the harvesting, sorting, grading and packing of aquatic stock
- Trains Aquaculture Workers, and supervises aquaculture farm work routines and day-to-day aquacultural production operations
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a fictional mixed farm and orchard in a river valley, with a small crew, tractors and a packing shed. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- Harvest goes smoothly, the crew finishes early and the fruit is perfect
- You spot a pest or a watering problem early and save a whole block
- A new worker you trained runs a task on their own for the first time
Hard days
- A storm or heatwave hits at the worst possible moment in the season
- A machine breaks down on the day the crop has to be picked
- A rushed picking crew, a tight truck deadline and a quality problem you cannot ignore
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 343131, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.