Summary for:
Aquacultural ManagersDescription:
Direct and coordinate, through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities of workers engaged in fish hatchery production for corporations, cooperatives, or other owners.Sample of reported job titles:
Sample of reported job titles: Aquaculture Cooperative Marketing Director, Aquaculture Director, Aquaculture Program Director, Farm Operations Technical Director, Finfish Aquaculture Specialist, Hatchery Manager, Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Specialist
Tasks | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Activites | Experience | Example | Education | Work Style | Work Values | Related Jobs | Wage | Employment | Expected Growth | Expected Need
Tasks:
- Grow fish and shellfish as cash crops or for release into freshwater or saltwater.
- Supervise and train aquaculture and fish hatchery support workers.
- Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.
- Conduct and supervise stock examinations in order to identify diseases or parasites.
- Account for and disburse funds.
- Devise and participate in activities to improve fish hatching and growth rates, and to prevent disease in hatcheries.
- Monitor environments to ensure maintenance of optimum conditions for aquatic life.
- Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques.
- Coordinate the selection and maintenance of brood stock.
- Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks.
Knowledge:
| Oral Comprehension ó The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| Oral Expression ó The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| Problem Sensitivity ó The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
| Written Comprehension ó The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
| Near Vision ó The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
| Speech Recognition ó The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
| Written Expression ó The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
| Inductive Reasoning ó The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
| Deductive Reasoning ó The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
| Information Ordering ó The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
Skills:
| Making Decisions and Solving Problems ó Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
| Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates ó Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
| Monitoring and Controlling Resources ó Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
| Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others ó Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
| Getting Information ó Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
| Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships ó Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
| Analyzing Data or Information ó identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
| Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings ó Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
| Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work ó Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
| Thinking Creatively ó Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
Abilities:
| Telephone ó How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
| Face-to-Face Discussions ó How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
| Electronic Mail ó How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled ó How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
| Contact With Others ó How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
| Work With Work Group or Team ó How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
| Duration of Typical Work Week ó Number of hours typically worked in one week. |
| Outdoors, Exposed to Weather ó How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
| Freedom to Make Decisions ó How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
| Frequency of Decision Making ó How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
Work Activities:
| Title | Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed |
| Overall Experience | A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified. |
| Job Training | Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training. |
| Job Zone Examples | Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include accountants, human resource managers, computer programmers, teachers, chemists, and police detectives. |
| SVP Range | (7.0 to < 8.0) |
| Education | Most of these occupations require a four - year bachelor's degree, but some do not. |
Work Style:
| 11-9011.01 | Nursery and Greenhouse Managers |
| 11-9011.02 | Crop and Livestock Managers |
| 11-9012.00 | Farmers and Ranchers |
| 19-1031.02 | Range Managers |
| 25-9021.00 | Farm and Home Management Advisors |
| 45-1011.06 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Aquacultural Workers |
| 45-1011.07 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers |
| 45-1011.08 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Animal Husbandry and Animal Care Workers |
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