Also called: Hatchery Worker
Raises baby fish at hatcheries to restock rivers and lakes.
Squeezes eggs from adult trout, fertilizes them, and tends incubators. Later loads young fish into trucks to release into a mountain lake.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma; associate in fisheries technology helps.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Fisheries Technology (associate).
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years). Estimate.
Low risk for 10 years. Automated feeders help, but spawning fish, tending eggs and stocking lakes are hands-on outdoor work.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply for seasonal fish culture aide jobs on your state wildlife agency site or at private trout farms
Classes: Biology, Agriculture CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 45-2093.
Career Universe is an early version. Pay, training and AI-risk figures are estimates to start your own research, not verified facts. The research was written with AI research assistants, checked by validation scripts and spot-checked by hand. Check anything important with schools, employers and official sources. How the numbers work.