94142 – Fish and seafood plant workers

Lead statement

Fish and seafood plant machine operators set up and operate machinery to process and package fish and seafood products.

Main duties

• Set up and operate machines to clean, cut, cook, smoke, brine, dehydrate or otherwise process fish or seafood products
• Set up and operate machines to can, bag, box or otherwise package fish and seafood products
• Check products and packaging for defects and to ensure conformance to company standards and perform corrective machine adjustments as required
• Record production information such as quantity, weight, date and type of products packaged.
• Fish and seafood plant cutters and cleaners
• Cut, clean and trim fish or seafood prior to marketing or further processing
• Scrape away scales, cut fish, separate fillets and remove scrap parts using knife
• Check fish fillets to determine optimal number and size of fillet sections, cut sections according to specifications and place in container for weighing
• Disjoint and remove meat from lobsters or other crustaceans preparatory to canning or further processing.

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education may be required.
• On-the-job training is required.

Example job titles

fish-processing machine operator · fish by-products processor · fish cleaner and cutter - fish processing · fish cleaner and cutter · fish plant worker · fish-processing plant worker · shellfish shucker - fish and seafood processing · shellfish shucker · fish cutter - fish processing · fish splitter - fish processing

Wages (per hour)

Source: Job Bank wages, 2025 release (ESDC). Low and high are the 10th and 90th percentiles.