Agricultural and fishery labourers

How to become a fishery and aquaculture labourer

Official title: Fishery and aquaculture labourers

Also called: Aquaculture labourer, Fishery labourer

Fishery and aquaculture labourers perform simple and routine tasks to cultivate, catch and harvest fish and seafood in aquaculture and in inland, coastal and deep sea fishing operations.

Main tasks

Cleaning the sea-bed and feeding fish and molluscs that are being cultivated
Gathering seaweed, sea mosses, clams and other molluscs
Preparing nets, lines and other fishing tackle and other deck equipment
Operating fishing gear to catch fish and other marine life
Cleaning, sorting and packing fish and seafood in ice and salt, and stowing catch in hold
Cleaning deck surfaces and fish hold
Handling mooring lines during docking

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: HK$14,400 a month
About 337,600 people in 2025, and about 334,700 projected by 2028. (-0.8%)
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 a fishery and aquaculture labourer?

Usually not. Only 2% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a fishery and aquaculture labourer?

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
Census and Statistics Department (Annual Earnings and Hours Survey): Monthly and hourly wage percentiles by occupational group (5 groups) (Tables 220-23014, 220-23024, 220-23003) (2025 (May to June 2025), released 2026-03-23), 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