Seafood and fishing jobs in Alaska
We are actively recruiting for seafood workers
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If you are interested in fast-paced, hard work, Alaska’s seafood industry may be the right place for you. Before you decide to get a job working onboard a fishing vessel or in a seafood processing plant, we recommend you take the time to learn more about what is involved in ‘fishing’ by visiting the links below:
Seafood Processing Employment Orientation Video
- Wage and Hour Facts for workers in the seafood industry (printable PDF)
- What Seafood Processors need to know (printable PDF)
- Read about the Fishing and Seafood Industry in Alaska
- Learn more about Fishing Vessel jobs
- Explore Fisheries Careers and Training Resources
- Seafood Employer Recruiting
- Seafood Employment Application
Email completed Seafood Employment Application to: dol.seafood@alaska.gov and call (907) 269-4746 - Locate and visit a job center in your area
- Prospective seafood processing workers arriving in Alaska and residing in Alaska are encouraged get vaccinated for COVID-19 when applying for seafood processing jobs. Job applicants offered employment in the seafood processing industry will be subject to individual employer COVID-19 vaccine and safety policy requirements throughout the recruitment process and when employed.
COVID-19 Health and Safety Resources and for Critical Infrastructure Workforce
- State of Alaska Critical Infrastructure Guidance COVID-19
- COVID-19 Information - Alaska Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development
- CDC - Meat and Poultry Processing Workers and Employers - Interim Guidance and OSHA
- CDC COVID-19 Worker Support
- State of Alaska COVID-Conscious Business Campaign Resources
- US Dept. of Labor OSHA Covid-19 Guidance
- US Dept. of Labor COVID-19 Resources
- CDC - How to Protect Yourself and Others (Some resources in Spanish)
- CDC - Covid-19 Workplace Guidance
- CDC - Households Living in Close Quarters Guidance
- CDC Covid-19 Social Media Toolkit (Spanish)
