Alaska's maritime employment and training opportunities
Alaska is a maritime state. The sectors that drive our economy are dependent on direct maritime activity and support.
The waters off Alaska’s shores produce more than 60 percent of the nation’s seafood harvest. Significant amounts of oil and gas are produced offshore. Communities and consumers depend upon marine lines for fuel, durable goods and consumer products. Ferries, cruise ships and personal watercraft ply our waters filled with commuters, fishers, and sightseers, generating hundreds of millions of dollars annually to Alaska’s economy.
Priority occupations for Alaska's maritime industry
Seafood harvesting
- Commercial seafood harvester (permit holders and crewmembers)
- Vessel repair and maintenance service provider (outlined under marine occupations)
- Shellfish farmer
Seafood processing
- Seafood plant and floating processor engineer
- Refrigeration engineer and technician
- Seafood production manager
- Electrician
- Can machinist
- Quality control and assurance manager and technician
- Baader technician
- Seafood plant manager
- Deckhand (see "Marine occupations and support industries" below)
Research, enhancement and management
- Biometrician
- Fish and wildlife technician
- Fishery biologist
- Fisheries scientist
- Fish and game coordinator
- Fishery economist, analyst and management specialist
- Fishery management specialist at NOAA fisheries
- Hatchery manager
Marine occupations and support industries
