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Aquaculture Worker -ANZSCO : 841111

Skill Level 5
State Capital Visa subclass 189 Visa subclass 190 Visa subclass 489
ACT Australian Capital Territory Canberra
NSW New South Wales Sydney
NT Northern Territory Darwin
QLD Queensland Brisbane
SA South Australia Adelaide
TAS Tasmania Hobart
VIC Victoria Melbourne
WA Western Australia Perth
Major Group: 8 – Labourers | Sub-Major Group: 84 – Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers | Minor Group: 841 – Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers | Unit Group: 8411 – Aquaculture Workers
Description: Performs routine tasks in breeding and raising fish and other aquatic stock.
Skill Level 5 : Occupations at Skill Level 5 have a level of skill commensurate with one of the following:
– NZ Register Level 1 qualification
– AQF Certificate I or
– Compulsory secondary education.
For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification.
In some instances, no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.
Description: Perform routine tasks in breeding and raising fish and other aquatic stock.
Skill Level: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.
– In Australia:
AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)
– In New Zealand:
NZ Register Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)
For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.
Tasks
  • Feeding and grading fish, and monitoring their growth
  • Assisting with farm layout and constructing nets, long-lines and cages
  • Checking and looking after equipment and fish housing
  • Operating pumps and other equipment
  • Testing and checking on water quality
  • Removing dead and dying fish
  • Operating lifting equipment such as forklifts and small cranes
  • Harvesting fish, and sorting and packing for transportation
  • Restocking pens, pools, tanks, ponds, rivers and dams with juvenile fish
  • Collecting and recording growth, production and water quality data