NOC 80022: Managers in aquaculture
What managers in aquaculture do
Managers in aquaculture manage operations of facilities which cultivate and harvest fish, shellfish or marine plants for replenishment of wildlife stocks or for commercial sale. They are employed by public or private fish hatcheries and commercial aquatic farms, or they may be self-employed.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Manage the overall operation of a fish hatchery, fish farm or other aquatic farm
- Identify requirements of the species and select and oversee preparation of site for species cultivation
- Co-ordinate selection and maintenance of brood stock
- Determine food requirements and structure feeding regimes
- Monitor environment and maintain optimum conditions
- Conduct and supervise stock examination to identify disease or parasites, and apply prescribed medicinal substances to control and prevent infection
- Operate and maintain cultivating and harvesting equipment
- Collect and record growth and production data
- Manage and train aquaculture and fish hatchery support workers and supervise technicians and technologists
- Maintain financial records and establish market strategies, inventory and quality control methods
- May scuba dive to inspect sea farm operations
- May design and construct pens, floating stations and collector strings or fences for sea farms.
Job titles under NOC 80022
21 job titles are classified here, including aquaculture manager, aquaculture operator, fish farm operator.
- aquaculture director
- aquaculture manager
- aquaculture operator
- eel farmer
- fish culture manager
- fish culture operator
- fish farm manager
- fish farm operator
- fish farmer
- fish hatchery manager
- fish hatchery operator
- fish hatchery supervisor
- lobster farmer
- mussel farmer
- mussel grower
- oyster farmer
- oyster grower
- salmon farmer
- salmon grower
- shellfish farmer
- trout farmer
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- A college diploma in aquaculture or a related field or Several years of experience in fishing or aquaculture operations are usually required.
- A commercial aquaculture or fish hatchery licence, permit or lease is required for self-employed aquaculture managers.
Managers in aquaculture wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $23.60/hr | $32.00/hr | $72.12/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
New Brunswick | $23.60/hr | $32.00/hr | $72.12/hr |
Using NOC 80022 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 21 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Aquaculture support worker (NOC 85102)
- Aquaculture technician (NOC 22110)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for managers in aquaculture?
Managers in aquaculture are NOC 2021 unit group 80022. Example job titles in this group include aquaculture manager, aquaculture operator, fish farm operator, fish farmer.
What TEER is NOC 80022?
NOC 80022 is TEER 0 (Management). Management occupations. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do managers in aquaculture earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $32.00/hr, about $62,000 a year full-time, with a range of $23.60/hr to $72.12/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.