Also called: Seafood Auction Manager, Display Auction Operator
Runs the early-morning auctions where fishermen sell their catch to seafood buyers.
At a fish auction in Portland, Maine, or New Bedford, the auctioneer starts before dawn, checks the day's catch, runs fast bidding as buyers compete, and settles payments.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Learned in the seafood business.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. Only a few U.S. ports have display auctions.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Online and display-clock auctions let buyers bid remotely; fewer live auctioneers will be needed.
Classes: Speech and debate, Business math, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-9099.
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