Also called: Creel Clerk, Angler Survey Technician
Interviews people fishing at boat ramps, piers and riverbanks, counting and measuring their catch so agencies know how many fish anglers take.
Parks at a lake boat ramp at noon and waits for anglers to come in. You ask each group how long they fished and what they were after, then measure and weigh their bass and walleye. Some days you drive a set loop counting boats and bank anglers. The data helps set size and bag limits.
Estimate; many jobs are seasonal or part-time hourly.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Often high school plus interest in fishing; some jobs prefer biology students. Trained on the job.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Fisheries Science, Biology.
Growing about average. Steady wherever states manage sport fishing.
Medium risk for 10 years. Angler reporting apps and cameras cover some counts, but in-person interviews check the data.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply for seasonal creel clerk jobs with your state fish and wildlife agency
Classes: Biology, Statistics, English (talking with strangers).
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