How to become a Seafood Process Worker

Scales, cleans, fillets, cuts, shells, grades and packages fish and shellfish.

Main tasks

• Weighs and measures fish and shellfish for quality compliance
• Cleans and prepares fish and shellfish for processing
• Fillets and bones fish, and separates flesh
• Cuts fish and shellfish into portions for processing or packaging
• Grades fish and shellfish based on quality and size
• Packages fish and shellfish with appropriate labelling

Ways in

• TAFE and VET: Certificate II in Seafood Post Harvest Operations (SFI20319); Certificate III in Seafood Post Harvest Operations (SFI30319); Certificate IV in Seafood Post Harvest Operations (SFI40219); Certificate I in Food Processing (FBP10121); Certificate I in Seafood Industry (SFI10119)

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Typical full-time pay: $64,688 a year
• About 13,600 people work in this job group now, and about 13,300 are projected by 2035. (-2%)
• AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.

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Questions people ask

How do I become a Seafood Process Worker?

Ways in include: Certificate II in Seafood Post Harvest Operations; Certificate III in Seafood Post Harvest Operations.

How much does a Seafood Process Worker earn in Australia?

Median full-time pay is $64,688 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Is a Seafood Process Worker a growing career in Australia?

Employment is projected to stay about the same by 2035: about 13,600 people now and 13,300 later (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Do you need a degree to become a Seafood Process Worker?

Usually not. Only 16% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate II in Seafood Post Harvest Operations; Certificate III in Seafood Post Harvest Operations.

Will AI change the work of a Seafood Process Worker?

AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.

Sources

• Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04

Updated 2026-10-04