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Fisheries officer : Salary and conditions

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  • Starting salaries are typically in the range £20,000 to £25,000.
  • After 10 to 15 years in the profession, you could be earning up to £34,000, with top salaries in excess of £40,000.
  • Salaries tend to be higher in private consultancies, compared with public sector organisations.
  • Fisheries officers in the public sector typically work a 37-hour week on average, but this can include weekends and evenings.
  • Hours can be flexible depending on workload.
  • Working out of office hours may be required if there is a pollution or flooding incident affecting fish stocks.
  • The work is a combination of office based and outdoors, often in or around water, in all weather conditions.
  • Part-time work is sometimes advertised and career breaks may be possible when established within the role.
  • Fisheries officers are employed throughout the country, with marine fisheries officers generally based near the coast.
  • Opportunities can also occur to work in other countries (e.g. seasonal fishing management in holiday resorts or work in developing countries).
  • There are some opportunities for freelance and consultancy work, especially in the inland sector.
  • The work can include hostile situations, especially in enforcement work, investigating or preventing illegal fishing activities.
  • The work is physically demanding, wet and dirty at times, for example in river conservation, conducting surveys of fish stocks or boarding high-sided vessels.
  • It is necessary to wear protective clothing and equipment when performing outdoor duties, e.g. life jackets, waders or rubber boots.
  • There may be considerable travel within a working day.
  • Occasional overnight travel within the UK is expected for inland fisheries officers.
  • Offshore marine fisheries officers may be at sea for several consecutive days, for about 30% of their time.
 
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Written by AGCAS editors
Date: 
February 2011
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