Fisheries worker
| Highest | $2,600 / mo · United States |
|---|---|
| Experience | 0–1 yrs |
| Degree | Not required |
| First paycheck | 0 years to 1 year |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $2,600max |
| AustraliaIELTS 6.0–6.5 · AUD 30–50k | $2,450 |
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $2,400 |
| CanadaIELTS 6.0–6.5 · CAD 20–40k | $2,400 |
| NorwayIELTS 6.0–6.5 · NOK 130–260k | $2,350 |
| Hong KongIELTS 6.0–6.5 · HK–200k | $2,350 |
What does the day look like?
The working day involves feeding stock by hand or using automated feeders, checking water conditions with oxygen meters and thermometers, and grading fish by size. Maintenance duties take up a major portion of the shift, including scrubbing nets, cages, tanks, and floors using brushes, hoses, pressure washers, and disinfectant. During harvest, workers operate landing nets and pumps, while processing lines require gutting, filleting, icing, packing boxes, and working inside freezers. Boxes are moved with pallet jacks, and routine feed or stock records are entered into Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, or paper logs.
Almost none of this role involves ocean science; the daily reality is physical labor focused on cleaning, hauling, grading, and cold-store duties, with live fish handling taking up only a small fraction of the time. According to O*NET, 65% of workers work outdoors exposed to all weather every day, and 42% work more than 40 hours in a typical week. Early morning starts, weekend rotas, wet floors, physical cuts, and on-call alerts for pump or oxygen failures are routine.
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