Cataleg D ocupacions capçalera

Breadcrumb

Catalogue of occupations

Ocupacions

Aquaculture hatchery technician

Latest available data: June 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Aquaculture hatchery technician Fish farm hatchery technician Fish hatchery technician Technician in aquaculture hatchery

Aquaculture hatchery technicians operate and control all aspects of the hatchery production processes, from broodstock management to pregrowing juveniles.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Breeding, raising and cultivating fish, mussels, oysters and other forms of aquatic life as cash crops or for release into freshwater or saltwater;
(b) Collecting and recording growth, production and environmental data;
(c) Conducting and supervising stock examinations in order to identify diseases or parasites;
(d) Monitoring environments to ensure maintenance of optimum conditions for aquatic life;
(e) Directing and monitoring trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques;
(f) Cleaning, freezing, icing or salting catch on- or offshore, and preparing fish and other products for shipment;
(g) Maintaining buildings, tanks, machinery, boats and other equipment;
(h) Delivering or marketing products;
(i) Renting or investing in buildings, equipment and machinery, and purchasing food and other supplies;
(j) Supervising and training aquaculture and fish hatchery support workers.

Knowledge

  • Biology
  • Fisheries
  • Law
  • Management and administration
  • Biochemistry

Digital competencies

  • Tending and breeding aquatic animals
  • Operating petroleum, chemical or water processing systems or equipment
  • Monitoring health conditions of humans and animals
  • Feeding and grooming animals
  • Complying with health and safety procedures

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Leading others
  • Dealing with problems
  • Communicating
  • Taking a proactive approach
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn

Professional groups of the occupation

Professionals

Science and engineering professionals

Life science professionals

Biologists, botanists, zoologists and related professionals

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Biologists, botanists, zoologists and related professionals

1

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

2,27%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

,00% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

100,00%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

,00%

Part-time contracts

1,00% Turnover index

7

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

0%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Science and engineering professionals

58%

42%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Science and engineering professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Life science professionals

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Biologists, botanists, zoologists and related professionals

Professional, scientific and techinical activities
44%
Information and communication
15%
Manufacturing
12%
Human health and social work activities
7%
Education
6%
Others
16%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.