Hatchery Technician
Also known as: Hatchery Assistant · Hatchery Supervisor
Breeds fish or shrimp and raises the young (seed) in a hatchery until they are ready for farms.
Starting salary: not added yet.
What you’d do
A hatchery technician breeds fish or shrimp and raises the young (seed) until they can be stocked on farms. Work includes caring for broodstock, managing larval tanks and live feed, and keeping strict hygiene. Employers include private hatcheries and government fish seed farms.
- Care for broodstock and run breeding
- Raise larvae and manage live feed
- Maintain water quality and hygiene
- Record seed production and pack orders
How you get in
Join a hatchery as a trainee or assistant; hatchery training during the B.F.Sc helps. Work runs in breeding seasons and can involve night shifts.
Salary in India
Salary data isn’t added for this role yet. When it is, every figure points to its source.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Broodstock care and induced breeding
- Larval rearing and live-feed culture
- Water quality and biosecurity
- Keeping production records
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition4
How many graduates enter each year?
B.F.Sc graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field4
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.F.Sc graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Hours follow the breeding cycle, so shifts can be long in season.
- Experience can lead to hatchery manager roles or your own hatchery.
- Biosecurity skills carry over to farm and health roles.
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