alaska/west coast fishery job?

Question

does anyone know how to go about finding a job for an alaskan or west coast fishing job? mainly offshore ones

Answer 1

The state of Alaska has a page dedicated to seafood jobs in the state. The URL is:

http://www.labor.state.ak.us/esd_alaska_jobs/home.htm

In that page, there is a section on fishing jobs. Read this to learn about the industry and how to avoid getting scammed.

They have some job listings on the web page. The State of Alaska also has regional job centers and seafood contacts at each center (on the bottom of the fishing page if I recall). They only have addresses, but I think if you look up the job center phone numbers on the state of Alaska page, you can probably find these people. Call each of these people up and see what they can do for you!

If you are a gambling type person, you can get a job at a seafood processing plant and see if you can talk to the incoming captains and try to get on a boat. The seafood processing jobs tend to be about the crappiest job you can get from what I hear.

Fishing jobs tend to be hard to come by. Since the Discovery Channel started the Deadliest Catch, a lot of people have been drawn by the potential for riches.

I'll spare you the speech of how hard it is and all that. What I will say is to make sure you have a way back home. Alaska is an expensive place to live and there are not many good paying jobs. Chances are you won't make it there. Save some money to get back home or have a willing family member be ready to bail you out.

Good luck!!

Answer 2

Those jobs are hard,but they pay very well!! I knew a few college kids who'd go west in droves of people for those jobs.There is soooo much risk some of them fishing ships & crab catching craft never return to port.Contact US dept. of transportation or The US Coast Gaurd for leads.