Supervisors of Aquacultural Workers
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources > Food Products and Processing SystemsProjected Growth: Little or no change
Projected Job Openings
Considerable Preparation Needed
Job Description
Your job is to Directly supervise and coordinate activities of aquacultural workers.
Common job titles of Supervisors of Aquacultural Workers include:
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Experience and Education
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for this occupation. For example, a person in this occupation must complete four years of college and work for several years in industry to be considered qualified.
54.38% said they needed a Bachelor's Degree.
27.14% said they needed a High School Diploma.
Tasks
Engage in the same fishery work as workers supervised.
Plan work schedules according to personnel and equipment availability, tidal levels, feeding schedules, or transfer and harvest needs.
Direct and monitor worker activities, such as treatment and rearing of fingerlings, maintenance of equipment, and harvesting of fish or shellfish.
Direct workers to correct problems such as disease, quality of seed distribution, or adequacy of cultivation.
Perform both supervisory and management functions, such as accounting, marketing, and personnel work.
Observe fish and beds or ponds to detect diseases, monitor fish growth, determine quality of fish, or determine completeness of harvesting.
Assign to workers duties such as fertilizing and incubating spawn, feeding and transferring fish, and planting, cultivating, and harvesting shellfish beds.
Confer with managers to determine times and places of seed planting, and cultivating, feeding, or harvesting of fish or shellfish.
Prepare or direct the preparation of fish food, and specify medications to be added to food and water to treat fish for diseases.
Requisition supplies.
Train workers in spawning, rearing, cultivating, and harvesting methods, and in the use of equipment.
Record the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.
Maintain workers' time records.
Select and ship eggs to other hatcheries.
Supervise the artificial spawning of various salmon and trout species.
Interview and select new employees.
Tools
Water transfer systems
Water testers
Video scanning fish counters
Ultraviolet water purification systems
Turbidimeters
Total dissolved solids TDS meters
Tank cleaning brushes
All ToolsSuction syringes
Straight screwdrivers
Squeegees
Small power boats
Shovels
Scuba diving equipment
Rowboats
Riding mowers
Rakes
Power saws
Pitchforks
Phillips head screwdrivers
pH indicators
Personal computers
Ozone water purification systems
Multipurpose tractors
Mud sleds
Light pickup trucks
Laboratory test tubes
Irrigation pipettes
Hoop nets
Hatching trays
Handheld digital thermometers
Glass beakers
Gill nets
Gas-powered generators
Fyke nets
Forklifts
Flow meters
Fish weighing scales
Fish traps
Fish tagging equipment
Fish seines
Fish screens
Fish holding tanks
Fish gates
Fish capture nets
Filtering equipment
Dissolved oxygen indicators
Desktop computers
Cordless drills
Cleaning mops
Claw hammers
Automatic fish feeders
Air compressors
Aeration pumps
Technologies
Work scheduling software
Skills
Management of Personnel Resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Operation Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Science
Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Persuasion
Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
Complex Problem Solving
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Writing
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Learning Strategies
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Negotiation
Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Systems Analysis
Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Systems Evaluation
Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Abilities
Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Cognitive Abilities › Verbal Abilities › Oral Expression
Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Cognitive Abilities › Verbal Abilities › Oral Comprehension
Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Cognitive Abilities › Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities › Problem Sensitivity
Occupation Sections
Knowledge
Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Clerical
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
Food Production
Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Transportation
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.