Overview
EMPLOYED
2,200
PART-TIME SHARE
46%
FEMALE SHARE
33%
MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS
N/A
MEDIAN AGE
40
ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
N/A
Summary
Seafood Process Workers scale, clean, fillet, cut, shell, grade and package fish and shellfish.
Tasks
- Sorts, inspects and grades seafood products for size and quality
- Prepares seafood by skinning, trimming, washing, gilling, gutting, filleting, shucking, descaling, cooking, smoking, preserving and/or canning fish, shellfish and molluscs
- Operates machines which slice, peel, skin and crumb seafood
- Counts and packs prepared seafood for freezing
- Packs frozen seafood blocks into cartons after freezing, in order to prepare stock for dispatch
- Loads seafood products into trucks
- Cleans and sanitises equipment and work areas
Details
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Hours worked
Hours worked | Seafood Process Workers | All Occupations |
---|---|---|
Share of workers who work full-time hours | 54% | 64% |
Average full-time hours worked per week | 41 hours | 44 hours |
Industries
Seafood Process Workers work in industries like:
Source:
ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.
States and territories
New South Wales
19.3%
Victoria
13.4%
Queensland
18.0%
South Australia
10.1%
Western Australia
11.3%
Tasmania
27.6%
Northern Territory
0.4%
Australian Capital Territory
0.0%
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Age and gender
Age and Gender | Seafood Process Workers | All Occupations |
---|---|---|
Median age | 40 years | 40 years |
Female share of employment | 33% | 49% |
Education
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Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) | All Occupations | Seafood Process Workers |
---|---|---|
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate | 12.2 | 4.6 |
Bachelor degree | 23.2 | 10.9 |
Advanced Diploma/Diploma | 11.1 | 5.0 |
Certificate III/IV | 19.5 | 13.2 |
Year 12 | 15.9 | 22.5 |
Year 11 | 4.0 | 6.8 |
Year 10 and below | 9.7 | 30.4 |
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DownloadAustralian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations
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