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Fish farm manager : Salary and conditions

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  • Range of typical starting salaries: £15,000 - £18,000.
  • Range of typical salaries at senior level/with experience (e.g. after 10-15 years in the role): £20,000 - £45,000.
  • Salaries vary according to level of responsibility, stock and location.
  • Salary packages, in many cases, include extras such as the availability of accommodation and use of a vehicle. Overtime and bonus payments may be offered.
  • Working hours are long at some times of year and may involve regular weekend and evening duties and emergency callouts.
  • Work is mixed and is carried out outdoors as well as in the office managing staff, resources and using IT planning programmes.
  • Fish farm managers usually work in isolated conditions with a small team of staff.
  • It is possible to become self-employed, but it may be difficult to find the right location and to raise the capital.
  • Freelance work, such as acting as a consultant, vaccinating fish or providing sickness or holiday cover may be possible but only with many years of experience.
  • Fish farms are located nationwide in the UK, with major concentrations in Scotland and smaller numbers in North Yorkshire and the South of England.
  • International fish farm companies have sites across the world, so there are opportunities to work overseas.
  • Currently, the majority of fish farm managers are male.
  • Whilst there may be occasional travel within a working day, absence from home at night and overseas travel are not very common.
  • Holding a driving licence is very valuable, as driving to deliver stock to customers or to pick up supplies are frequent duties on a fish farm.
 
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Written by AGCAS editors
Date: 
November 2010
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