ANZSCO 8411

Aquaculture Workers

Overview

EMPLOYED

600

PART-TIME SHARE

0%

FEMALE SHARE

0%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

32

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-100

About this data

Summary

Aquaculture Workers perform routine tasks in breeding and raising fish and other aquatic stock.

Tasks

  • 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

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Aquaculture Workers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 100% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 46 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week N/A $1,697
    Median hourly earnings N/A $43

    Industries

    Aquaculture Workers work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    8.7%

    Victoria

    8.7%

    Queensland

    8.7%

    South Australia

    8.7%

    Tasmania

    38.2%

    Northern Territory

    9.9%

    Australian Capital Territory

    8.7%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Aquaculture Workers All Occupations
    Median age 32 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 0% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Aquaculture Workers
    15–19 5.2 11.0
    20–24 9.1 15.4
    25–34 22.7 25.8
    35–44 22.3 20.4
    45–54 20.4 13.4
    55–59 8.8 4.7
    60–64 6.5 6.0
    65 and Over 4.9 3.7

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Aquaculture Workers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 4.0
    Bachelor degree 23.2 8.5
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 5.9
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 23.2
    Year 12 15.9 18.3
    Year 11 4.0 7.8
    Year 10 and below 9.7 26.9
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