Fishery workers

How to become an aquaculture worker

Official title: Aquaculture workers

Also called: Algae cultivator, Fish farmer, Oyster farmer, Pearl cultivator, Seafood farmer, Skilled fish farm worker, Skilled seafood farm worker

Aquaculture workers breed and raise fish and cultivate mussels, oysters and other forms of aquatic life, for sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets.

Main tasks

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

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: HK$15,500 a month
About 387,500 people in 2025, and about 403,200 projected by 2028. (+4.1%)
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

Do you need a degree to become an aquaculture worker?

Usually not. Only 6% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of an aquaculture worker?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026