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ANZSCO 311311Updated 2026-01-29
Fisheries Officer
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 311311OSCA 311135
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 86k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1660
Salary range: AUD 77k-AUD 95k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
20.8%
QLD
19.9%
WA
19.4%
NSW
Education mix
43.3%
bachelor degree
24.5%
advanced diploma/ diploma
14.8%
certificate iii/ iv
Role overview
Fisheries Officers inspect fishing vessels, gear, licences and catches to ensure that fisheries laws and regulations are obeyed.
What you do
- • Patrols and investigates waterways for unlawful fishing activities and the removal of protected marine life.
- • Educates, advises and provides information on a wide range of topics relating to fish and their protection.
- • May initiate or assist in legal action to enforce regulations.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (43.3%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Educates, advises and provides information on a wide range of topics relating to fish and their protection.
- • May initiate or assist in legal action to enforce regulations.
- • Patrols and investigates waterways for unlawful fishing activities and the removal of protected marine life.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1660
Annual median: AUD 86k
Range: AUD 77k-AUD 95k