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Occupation 6221 - Aquaculture Workers

Primary-source occupation page using the ILO ISCO-08 structure as the English reference layer.

2026-07-12Not official

Classification note

  • Published code: 6221
  • Hierarchy level: unit-group
  • This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.

Occupation hierarchy

  • Major Group: 6 Skilled Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Workers
  • Sub Major Group: 62 Market-Oriented Skilled Forestry, Fishery and Hunting Workers
  • Minor Group: 622 Fishery Workers, Hunters and Trappers
  • Unit Group: 6221 Aquaculture Workers

Child groups

  • No child groups are published under this code.

TSIC codes where this occupation is primary

  • No primary TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
  • No related TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.

Definition

Aquaculture workers breed and raise fish and cultivate mussels, oysters and other forms of aquatic life, for sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets.

Tasks include

Tasks include - (a) breeding, raising and cultivating fish, mussels, oysters and other forms of aquatic life as cash crops or for release into freshwater or saltwater; (b) collecting and recording growth, production and environmental data; (c) conducting and supervising stock examinations in order to identify diseases or parasites; (d) monitoring environments to ensure maintenance of optimum conditions for aquatic life; (e) directing and monitoring trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques; (f) cleaning, freezing, icing or salting catch on- or offshore, and preparing fish and other products for shipment; (g) maintaining buildings, tanks, machinery, boats and other equipment; (h) delivering or marketing products; (i) renting or investing in buildings, equipment and machinery, and purchasing food and other supplies; (j) supervising and training aquaculture and fish hatchery support workers.

Included occupations or child groups

Examples of the occupations classified here: - Algae cultivator - Fish farmer - Oyster farmer - Pearl cultivator - Seafood farmer - Skilled fish farm worker - Skilled seafood farm worker

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Aquaculture production manager - 1312 - Aquaculture labourer - 9216

ISCO-88 correspondence

  • 6151