Understanding Career Direction in Fish and Seafood Processing
This report provides information about the career paths available in the seafood processing sector including the skills and education required to advance from an entry level position like a Fish/Seafood Packer to an executive leadership role. Download this report to learn about career opportunities in the sector or view our other Career Pathway reports to explore other opportunities.
Foundational and Intermediate Skill Level workers, who form most of the plant workforce, are especially hard to recruit due to the challenging cold and wet conditions of fish and seafood processing facilities.
Fish and seafood processing involves physically demanding manual labor alongside automation, with challenging conditions such as handling live products in cold, wet, and odorous environments.
Foundational Skill Level jobs are classified as Fish/Seafood Plant Labourer, and Intermediate Skill Level jobs as Fish/Seafood Plant Worker, each encompassing multiple specific titles depending on the plant or species.
Understanding Career Direction in Fish and Seafood Processing
