Aquaculture engineer - Career description, activities, functions and salary

How much does an Aquaculture engineer earn

A Aquaculture engineer earns between $1.850 and $7.917 per month, with an average monthly salary of $3.664 and a median salary of $3.600 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 90 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Professional job categories

• Science and arts professionals
• • professionals of biological sciences, health
• • • agronomists
• • • • agriforestry and livestock engineers

Related Positions:

Main workplaces

Agriforestry and Livestock Engineers they work in agriculture, livestock and forestry, forestry, fishing and aquaculture activities, in public and private companies and in producer cooperatives. They act as employees, service providers or public servants. There is also the possibility of placement in public quality inspection bodies or product classifiers and in public rural extension companies. They work as a team, with occasional supervision, in the open, often exposed to adverse weather conditions. May remain in uncomfortable conditions for long periods, subject to exposure to toxic materials and loud noise.

What does it take to work in the field of Agriforestry and Livestock Engineers

The occupations require a complete higher education in the area for their exercise. The presence of professionals with master's, doctoral or specialization courses is frequent.

Functions and activities of Aquaculture engineer

Agriforestry and Livestock Engineers must:

Activities

developing biotechnology;
issue reports and technical opinions;
develop negotiation skills;
perform technical visits;
manage heritage resources;
developing specific computer programs;
show adaptability;
develop leadership;
develop oral expression;
inspect product quality and health;
show receptivity;
develop written expression;
identify needs;
elaborate activity reports;
monitor control items of the production process and /or environmental;
organize events;
guide the planning, execution, control and administration of production systems;
elaborate inventory of available resources (natural, machinery, equipment);
supervise construction and maintenance of rural infrastructure;
coordinate training;
guide the commercialization of agroforestry products;
inventory physical and financial resources of the enterprise;
guide processes of sustainable use and conservation of soil, water and environment;
capture financial resources;
demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit;
adapt technology;
evaluate agroforestry activities;
seize agroforestry products;
discussing proposed solutions with stakeholders;
prosecute environmental and forestry crimes;
perform an environmental survey;
testing the performance of equipment, machines, materials ;
estimating costs;
cultivate flexibility in interpersonal relationships;
elaborate technical-scientific articles;
inspect origin, transport and commercialization of products of animal and plant origin;
demonstrate creativity;
elaborate projects;
develop products, equipment and accessories;
develop logical thinking;
inspect extractivism activities;
guide the use of alternative energy sources;
elaborate material for the dissemination of products, services, equipment;
supervise the process in the management of natural resources ( biotic and abiotic);
organize events;
supervise process in natural resource management ( biotic and abiotic);
diagnose situations;
intermediate agreements, contracts, partnerships;
analyze projects, contracts, agreements, proposals techniques, work programs.;
coordinate the work team;
demonstrate discernment;
inspect works in progress;
elaborate statistical studies;
developing processes and waste treatment systems;
supervise degraded area recovery processes;
deliver courses, seminars, lectures.;
manage financial resources;
perform expertise and audits;
embargo agroforestry activities of infringing establishments;
analyze collected samples and laboratory analysis results ;
carry out market studies;
prescribe agricultural prescriptions;
coordinate interinstitutional programs and agreements;
elaborate technical standards and procedures;
guide rural property management;
to gather technical information;
collect technical information;
organize producer associations;
perform topographic survey;
coordinating interinstitutional programs and agreements;
set production parameters;
adapt language;
analyzing technical, socioeconomic and environmental feasibility of proposed solutions;
define chronological ordering and logistics of actions;
define production parameters;
supervise activities of the production system (agriculture , aquaculture, forestry, livestock);
supervise waste treatment processes;

Sectors that hire Aquaculture engineer the most in the job market

• other professional, scientific and technical activities
• activities of associations for the defense of social rights
• agronomy and consultancy services for agricultural and livestock activities
• fish breeding in freshwater
• technical activities related to engineering and architecture
• associative activities
• manufacture of agricultural irrigation equipment, parts and accessories
• freshwater shrimp breeding
• manufacture of products derived from cocoa and chocolates
• agricultural machinery and equipment rental without operator