Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the husbandry and production of non-domesticated fish and shellfish populations for recreational and commercial purposes and the management of fishing and marine/aquatic product processing to ensure adequate conservation and efficient utilization. Includes instruction in the principles of marine/aquatic biology, freshwater and saltwater ecosystems, water resources, fishing production operations and management, fishing policy and regulation, and the management of recreational and commercial fishing activities.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Hunt, trap, catch, or gather wild animals or aquatic animals and plants. May haul catch onto ship or other vessel.

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2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

  First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related workers.

Salary Ratio: 2.5    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Agricultural and Forestry Supervisor
  • Agriculture Manager
  • Agronomy Location Manager
  • Agronomy Manager
  • Animal Care Supervisor
  • Animal Caretaker Supervisor
  • Animal Husbandry Supervisor
  • Animal Maintenance Supervisor
  • Animal Shelter Manager
  • Aquacultural Worker Supervisor
  • Area Supervisor
  • Artificial Breeding Ranch Supervisor
  • Barn Boss
  • Barn Manager
  • Boom Boss
  • Boom Master
  • Broiler Supervisor
  • Brood Hatchery Manager
  • Camp Boss
  • Cattle Manager
  • Christmas Tree Farm Crew Boss
  • Christmas Tree Farm Manager
  • Corn Crop Supervisor
  • Corral Boss
  • Cotton Gin Yard Supervisor
  • Cranberry Bog Supervisor
  • Crew Foreman
  • Crew Leader
  • Crew Supervisor
  • Dairy Farm Supervisor
  • Detasseling Crew Supervisor
  • Distillery Manager
  • Distillery Supervisor
  • Diversified Crops Supervisor
  • Facility Manager
  • Facility Supervisor
  • Farm Boss
  • Farm Owner Operator
  • Farm Supervisor
  • Farrowing Manager
  • Feed Manager
  • Felling-Bucking Supervisor
  • Field Crop Farming Supervisor
  • Field Operations Farm Manager
  • Fish Culture Supervisor
  • Fish Farm Manager
  • Fish Hatchery Manager
  • Fish Hatchery Superintendent
  • Fish Hatchery Supervisor
  • Fisheries Manager
  • Fisheries Technician Supervisor
  • Forest Nursery Supervisor
  • Forestry Foreman
  • Forestry Supervisor
  • Game Farm Supervisor
  • Game Preserve Manager
  • Gamekeeper
  • Greenhouse Superintendent
  • Grove Superintendent
  • Hardscape Foreman
  • Harvest Crew Supervisor
  • Harvest Manager
  • Harvest Supervisor
  • Harvesting Supervisor
  • Hatchery Manager
  • Hatchery Supervisor
  • Horse Farm Manager
  • Horticultural Specialty Farming Supervisor
  • Insect and Disease Inspection Supervisor
  • Irrigation Foreman
  • Irrigation Supervisor
  • Kennel Manager
  • Kennel Supervisor
  • Laboratory Animal Facility Supervisor
  • Livestock Yard Supervisor
  • Loader Operator Supervisor
  • Log Sorting Supervisor
  • Logging Crew Foreman
  • Logging Crew Supervisor
  • Logging Superintendent
  • Logging Supervisor
  • Marine Site Manager
  • Materials Management Supervisor
  • Menagerie Superintendent
  • Migrant Leader
  • Nursery Supervisor
  • Orchard Manager
  • Park Worker Supervisor
  • Pest Management Supervisor
  • Picking Crew Supervisor
  • Planting Supervisor
  • Portable Track Crew Chief
  • Poultry Farm Supervisor
  • Poultry Hatchery Supervisor
  • Press Supervisor
  • Ranch Hand Supervisor
  • Ranch Supervisor
  • Research Animal Facility Supervisor
  • Research Dairy Farm Supervisor
  • Research Kennel Supervisor
  • Rose Grading Supervisor
  • Saw Boss
  • Saw Superintendent
  • Sawyer Leader
  • Seed Production Field Supervisor
  • Shed Workers Supervisor
  • Shellfish Farming Supervisor
  • Shelter Monitor
  • Shelter Supervisor
  • Sow Farm Manager
  • Sow Manager
  • Stock Ranch Supervisor
  • Supervisor Grower
  • Tree Fruit and Nut Farming Supervisor
  • Trucking Supervisor
  • Vegetable Farming Supervisor
  • Vine Fruit Farming Supervisor
  • Wildlife Manager
  • Wildlife Technician Supervisor
  • Woods Boss
  • Woods Superintendent
  • Wool Shearing Supervisor
  • Yarder Boss
  • Yarding Supervisor
  • US Salary Median: $50,027
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 2.5%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Fishing and Hunting Workers

Hunt, trap, catch, or gather wild animals or aquatic animals and plants. May use nets, traps, or other equipment. May haul catch onto ship or other vessel.

Salary Ratio: 2.5    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Abalone Fisherman
  • Albacore Fishing Boat Crewman
  • Alligator Hunter
  • Alligator Trapper
  • Animal Bounty Hunter
  • Animal Control Specialist
  • Animal Damage Control Agent
  • Animal Trapper
  • Bait Man
  • Beachman
  • Billet Cutter
  • Bird Trapper
  • Blue Crabber
  • Boat Deckhand
  • Boat Officer
  • Boat Puller
  • Bounty Hunter
  • Bounty Trapper
  • Carriage Dogger
  • Carriage Operator
  • Carriage Rider
  • Carriage Setter
  • Cat Swamper
  • Catcher
  • Chain Person
  • Chain Puller
  • Chain Tender
  • Chainer
  • Chaser
  • Choke Setter
  • Choker
  • Choker Hooker
  • Chummer
  • Chute Greaser
  • Chute Tender
  • Clam Digger
  • Clam Dredger
  • Clam Picker
  • Clam Sorter
  • Clipper
  • Commercial Crabber
  • Commercial Fisher
  • Commercial Fisherman
  • Commercial Fishing Vessel Operator
  • Commercial Ocean Clammer
  • Crab Catcher
  • Crab Fisher
  • Crab Fisherman
  • Crabber
  • Crew Member
  • Cruiser
  • Deckhand
  • Deep Sea Diver
  • Deer Hunter
  • Derrick Follower
  • Digger
  • Diver
  • Diving Fisher
  • Drag Seiner
  • Dulser
  • Eeler
  • Fish Farmer
  • Fish Pitcher
  • Fish Seiner
  • Fish Tender
  • Fish Trapper
  • Fisherman
  • Fishing Vessel Deckhand
  • Fishing Vessel Mate
  • Fishing Vessel Operator
  • Fishing Worker
  • Forestry Hunter
  • Frog Catcher
  • Frog Farmer
  • Fur Trapper
  • Gaffman
  • Game Trapper
  • Gunner
  • Harpooner
  • Hook Tender
  • Hooker
  • Hooker On
  • Hooker Up
  • Hookman
  • Hunter
  • Hunter Skin Diver
  • Hunting Guide
  • Irish Moss Bleacher
  • Irish Moss Gatherer
  • Kelp Cutter
  • Kelp Gatherer
  • Landing Worker
  • Line Fisher
  • Lion Hunter
  • Lobster Catcher
  • Lobster Fisherman
  • Lobster Man
  • Lobsterman
  • Menhaden Fishing Crew Member
  • Menhaden Vessel Pilot
  • Moose Hunter
  • Moss Bleacher
  • Moss Gatherer
  • Mule Rider
  • Net Fisher
  • Net Mender
  • Net Repairer
  • Netter
  • Nuisance Animal Damage Control Agent
  • Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator
  • Nuisance Wildlife Specialist
  • Nuisance Wildlife Trapper
  • Otter Trawler Boatswain
  • Oyster Boat Laborer
  • Oyster Culler
  • Oyster Dredger
  • Oyster Farmer
  • Oyster Fisherman
  • Oyster Floater
  • Oyster Harvester
  • Oyster Picker
  • Oyster Planter
  • Oyster Tonger
  • Oysterman
  • Pearl Digger
  • Pearl Fisherman
  • Pelter
  • Pelts Skinner
  • Planter
  • Pot Fisher
  • Predator Control Trapper
  • Predatory Animal Exterminator
  • Predatory Animal Hunter
  • Predatory Animal Trapper
  • Predatory Game Hunter
  • Predatory Hunter
  • Purse Seiner
  • Quahogger
  • Roller
  • Salmon Gillnet Vessel Operator
  • Salmon Troll Fisher
  • Scallop Dredger
  • Scalloper
  • Sea Shell Gatherer
  • Seafood Fisherman
  • Sealer
  • Seaweed Harvester
  • Shell Fisherman
  • Shellfish Bed Worker
  • Shellfish Dredge Operator
  • Shellfish Grower
  • Shrimp Trawler
  • Shrimper
  • Skiff Operator
  • Skipper
  • Spear Fisher
  • Sponge Clipper
  • Sponge Fisherman
  • Sponge Hooker
  • Sternman
  • Striker
  • Terrapin Fisher
  • Tonger
  • Trapper
  • Trawler
  • Troller
  • Tuna Purse Seiner
  • Underwater Hunter
  • Underwater Hunter Trapper
  • Underwater Trapper
  • Urban Wildlife Damage Control Specialist
  • Vessel Crew Member
  • Waterman
  • Weir Fisher
  • Weir Fisherman
  • Whale Fisherman
  • Wild Oyster Harvester
  • Wildlife Control Operator
  • Wire Web Worker
  • US Salary Median: $32,972
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 2.5%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Degrees

Lake Superior State University

650 W Easterday Ave - Sault Ste Marie, MI

Out-of-state cost: $12,744/year
In-state cost: $12,744/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Eastern Michigan University

900 Oakwood St. - Ypsilanti, MI

Out-of-state cost: $15,295/year
In-state cost: $15,295/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

2100 Main St - Stevens Point, WI

Out-of-state cost: $17,004/year
In-state cost: $8,300/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Delaware State University

1200 N. Dupont Highway - Dover, DE

Out-of-state cost: $18,280/year
In-state cost: $8,358/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Northern Michigan University

1401 Presque Isle Avenue - Marquette, MI

Out-of-state cost: $18,300/year
In-state cost: $12,678/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

State Route 7 - Cobleskill, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,501/year
In-state cost: $8,591/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

Humboldt State University

1 Harpst Street - Arcata, CA

Out-of-state cost: $19,744/year
In-state cost: $7,864/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Utah State University

Old Main Hill - Logan, UT

Out-of-state cost: $22,805/year
In-state cost: $7,860/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

University of Alaska Fairbanks

1731 South Chandalar Drive - Fairbanks, AK

Out-of-state cost: $25,838/year
In-state cost: $9,169/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

University of Idaho

875 Perimeter Drive MS 2282 - Moscow, ID

Out-of-state cost: $27,540/year
In-state cost: $8,304/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

156 Thomas Boyd Hall - Baton Rouge, LA

Out-of-state cost: $28,639/year
In-state cost: $11,962/year
Degrees: Certificate

University of Florida

Tigert Hall - Gainesville, FL

Out-of-state cost: $28,659/year
In-state cost: $6,381/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

Purdue University-Main Campus

Hovde Hall Of Administration - West Lafayette, IN

Out-of-state cost: $28,794/year
In-state cost: $9,992/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

7777 State Route 30 - Paul Smiths, NY

Out-of-state cost: $30,194/year
In-state cost: $30,194/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

102 Administration Building - Fort Collins, CO

Out-of-state cost: $30,535/year
In-state cost: $11,814/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Oregon State University

1500 SW Jefferson Avenue - Corvallis, OR

Out-of-state cost: $31,457/year
In-state cost: $11,858/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate

University of Rhode Island

Green Hall, 35 Campus Avenue - Kingston, RI

Out-of-state cost: $32,578/year
In-state cost: $15,004/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

1400 NE Campus Parkway - Seattle, WA

Out-of-state cost: $39,114/year
In-state cost: $11,745/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

Texas A & M University-College Station

JKW Administration Building, Suite 200 - College Station, TX

Out-of-state cost: $40,526/year
In-state cost: $12,296/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

Juniata College

1700 Moore St - Huntingdon, PA

Out-of-state cost: $49,175/year
In-state cost: $49,175/year
Degrees: Bachelor's


Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Degrees

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

J.T. Williams Hall - Princess Anne, MD

Out-of-state cost: $16,978/year
In-state cost: $10,162/year
Degrees: Master's

Iowa State University

1750 Beardshear Hall - Ames, IA

Out-of-state cost: $25,948/year
In-state cost: $10,986/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

210 Burruss Hall, 800 Drillfield Dr. - Blacksburg, VA

Out-of-state cost: $30,547/year
In-state cost: $16,030/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate


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