Shellfish technician - Salary, Career

How much does an Shellfish technician earn

A Shellfish technician earns between $1.156 and $4.672 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.116 and a median salary of $1.950 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 8 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the Shellfish technician
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	2.116	25.393	529	10
1º Quartile	1.156	13.872	289	5
Median Salary	1.950	23.400	488	9
3º Quartile	3.563	42.753	891	17
Higher Salary	4.672	56.060	1.168	22

Professional job categories

Middle level technicians
- middle-level technicians in the biological, biochemical, health sciences
- - agricultural production technicians
- - - aquaculture technicians

Related Positions:

Main workplaces

Aquaculture Technicians they work in fish, crustacean and mollusc farms owned by private companies, in research and rural extension agencies, in fishing companies and related activities. They are salaried or self-employed under occasional supervision. They work as a team, in the open and during the day. Eventually, they are exposed to toxic materials, loud noise, animal attacks and the weather.

What does it take to work in the field of Aquaculture Technicians

The exercise of these occupations requires a high school technical course in one of the following qualifications: agricultural or livestock technician, with a specialization in aquaculture or, more recently, technician in fish farming or aquaculture, with the introduction of these courses in some agrotechnical schools in the country. The full exercise of the activities occurs after one to two years of experience in the specialized breeding in which they work.

Functions and activities of Shellfish technician

Aquaculture Technicians must:

monitor water quality;

feed aquatic animals;

collect reproduction material;

demonstrate personal skills;

benefit aquatic animals;

prepare nurseries, tanks and pens for cultivation;

organize reproduction of aquatic animals;

prepare nurseries, tanks and bays for cultivation;

prepare nurseries, tanks, and farming stalls;

control sanity and predation of aquatic animals;

capture aquatic animals;

provide technical assistance;

prepare nurseries, tanks and stalls for cultivation;

prepare nurseries, tanks and farming bays;

prepare nurseries, tanks and farms;

prepare ponds, ponds and pens for cultivation;

organize breeding aquatic animals;

capture water animals;

preparing nurseries, tanks and pens for cultivation;

Activities

collect pituitary gland of fish and frog;

check shrimp seedling percentage;

measure transparency;

remove female shrimp eye for spawning (ablation) induction;

bleeding aquatic animals;

guide the construction of facilities in aquaculture farms;

collect eggs;

test degree of maturation of eggs;

perceiving behavior of aquatic animals;

catch fish and shrimp from ponds and ponds;

install oyster and mussel seed collectors;

collect eggs;

size water flow;

collect post-larvae for sex reversal;

add medicines to feed;

eviscerate aquatic animals;

create worms;

place screens in ponds, ponds, stalls and sluices;

inspect extractive activities;

fishing fish with hook;

select breeders;

assemble aeration equipment;

grade pond soil;

check egg and larva development;

release rockets to scare away predators;

make oyster and mussel seed collectors;

sanitize incubator;

perform visual analysis of aquatic animals;

extract oysters and mussels;

killing aquatic animals by heat shock;

make net, cast net and net;

measure oxygen;

coordinate the work team;

measure level of ammonia, nitrite and nitrate;

collect larvae from incubators;

negotiate for the purchase and sale of aquatic animals;

rate aquatic animals;

build structures for oyster fattening;

add medicines in feed;

building a footbath structure;

anesthetize aquatic animals by hypothermia (stunning);

count eggs and larvae;

measure ph of water;

multiply zooplankton;

request medication purchases;

apply medicines by immersion;

clear ponds and ponds;

take water samples;

identify fungi, bacteria and parasites;

measure salinity;

make traps for capturing aquatic animals;

seal ponds, ponds and pens;

distribute feeders;

set feeding time;

calculate average weight;

build settling ponds;

install water purification filter;

supervise transport of aquatic animals;

supply nurseries, tanks and pens with water;

collect eggs and semen by extrusion;

flexible working hours depending on the activity;

slicing fish in steak;

measure transparency;

perform topographic survey;

deliver courses and lectures;

multiply benthic;

assist in the preparation of aquaculture projects;

measure turbidity;

breed flies;

coordinate work team;

debug aquatic animals;

apply drugs by immersion;

drain ponds, tanks and pens;

show creativity in the rescue of aquatic creations;

build a footbath structure;

fishing fish and shrimp with net;

dissolve medicines in water;

salinate ponds;

adapt aquaculture materials and equipment;

calculate feed quantity;

collect gametes by thermal shock;

grind aquatic animals;

fishing mussels from marine farms (harvest);

collect gametes by scraping;

pack aquatic animals;

package post-larvae in nurseries;

guide aquatic animal husbandry system;

multiply phytoplankton;

mate breeders;

fishing fish and shrimp with a net;

fillet aquatic animals;

anesthetize aquatic animals by electric shock;

distribute feed;

install water purification filter;

measure temperature;

grading pond soil;

measure breeders and eggs;

incubate eggs;

inject drugs and hormones;

guide aquatic animal breeding system;

prepare feed;

isolate aquatic animals in quarantine;

perform asepsis of equipment and utensils;

catch fish and shrimp with a cast net;

fertilize ponds and ponds;

hydrate eggs;

mixing eggs and semen (fertilization);

freeze aquatic animals;

fix fishing gear;

set feed type;

build structures for mussel fattening;

seal ponds, ponds and pen sluices;

fishing fish with fixed enclosure;

sterilize nurseries, tanks and pens;

forward samples for laboratory analysis;

show creativity in rescuing aquatic creations;

fix scarecrows to scare away predators;

place screens in ponds, tanks, pens and sluices;

Sectors that hire Shellfish technician the most in the job market

manufacture of precast reinforced concrete structures, in series and on order
breeding oysters and mussels in salt and brackish water
freshwater ornamental fish breeding
breeding cattle for beef
combined office and administrative support services
fish breeding in freshwater
recovery of metallic materials

Shellfish technician - Career description, activities, functions and salary