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Aquaculturist

Agriculture and Food

  • Average Salary

    RM3974 - RM 7362

  • Career Trends

  • Compability

What is Aquaculturist?

Direct and coordinate, through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities of workers engaged in fish hatchery production for corporations, cooperatives, or other owners.

Minimum education level

 

PT3

SPM

STPM

Diploma

Degree

Average Salary

RM3974 - RM 7362

Example of a Job Position

Marketing Director of the Aquaculture Cooperative
Director of Aquaculture
Director of the Aquaculture Program
Director of Agricultural Operations Engineering
Finfish Aquaculture Specialists (Fish Types)
Fish Hatchery Manager
Aquaculture System Circulation Specialist

Task

? Grow fish and shellfish as cash crops or for release into freshwater or saltwater ? Supervise and train aquaculture and fish hatchery support workers ? Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data ? Conduct and supervise stock examinations to identify diseases or parasites ? Account for and disburse funds

Knowledge

Administration and Management

Knowledge of business and management principles including strategic planning, resource allocation, human resource modeling, leadership techniques, production methods, and coordination between people and resources.

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge of practical applications in engineering and technology. This includes the application of principles, techniques, procedures and equipment for designing and producing various goods and services.

Biology

Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, function, interdependence, and their interactions with the environment and each other.

Production and Processing

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques to maximize the effectiveness of manufacturing and distribution of goods.

Food Production

Knowledge of the techniques and equipment needed to plant, grow, and harvest food products (from plants and animals) for consumption, including the technique of storing them.

Skills

Instructions

Teach others how to do things

Monitor

Monitor / assess the performance of themselves, other individuals, and organizations to develop or take corrective actions.

Complex Problem Solving

Identify complex problems and review related information in order to develop and evaluate options and solutions that can be applied.

Consideration and Decision Making

Consider the shortcomings and advantages of potential action choices to choose the most appropriate action.

Coordination

Adjust the actions taken, with the actions of others.

Personnel Resource Management

Motivate, develop, direct staff while working, and identify the best people for the job.

Capability

  • 1

    Information Arrangement - The ability to arrange various things and actions in a certain sequence or pattern according to the rules specified (for example: number patterns, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

  • 2

    Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or maybe wrong. This does not involve solving the problem, only knowing if there is a problem.

  • 3

    Written Understanding - Ability to read and understand information and ideas conveyed through writing

  • 4

    Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to choose the right mathematical methods and formulas to solve problems.

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