Fisheries and Aquatic Science Jobs

Fisheries work is split across more employers than almost any other natural-resources field. Federal openings run through USAJOBS, state agencies post to their own portals, tribal fisheries programs often advertise only on their own sites, and the seasonal technician roles that most careers start with tend to appear on university job boards. The listings below are pulled together from those sources so you are not checking each one separately.

31 open postings

• Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Biologist - Fish & Wildlife Biologist 3 - Non-Permanent - 2026-09091
  State of Washington · Tumwater, Thurston County
  $67,704 – $91,104
• Coldwater Fisheries Research Coordinator (IF-60033895)
  State of North Carolina · Buncombe County, North Carolina
  $63,927 – $69,896
• Fishery Biologist 2 (Regional Assistant Access Project Coordinator PCN 114131)
  State of Alaska · Douglas, Juneau
  $2,365
• Marine Fisheries Biologist
  State of North Carolina · Beaufort, Carteret County
  $52,592 – $54,170
• Aquatic Biologist
  Aquatic Control · Williamsville, Sangamon County
  $57,375
• Shellfish Biologist
  Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe · Port Angeles, Clallam County
  $51,802
• Fishery Biologist 3 (PCN 114321)
  State of Alaska · Douglas, Juneau
  $2,862
• Fisheries Technician
  Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa · Cloquet, Carlton County
  $36,004 – $40,497
• Fisheries Technician (Off-grid Salmon Hatchery) - Multiple Locations
  Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corp · Eagle River, Anchorage
  $64,025
• Wildlife And Fisheries Technician Supervisor - St. John The Baptist
  State of Louisiana · Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish
  $38,172 – $68,688
• Fisheries Technician (Seasonal)
  the South Dakota State Government · Webster, Day County
  $39,478
• Hatchery Superintendent (IF-60033913)
  State of North Carolina · Transylvania County, North Carolina
  $43,267 – $61,278
• Fisheries Science Technician
  State of North Carolina · Pasquotank County, North Carolina
  $32,287 – $44,133
• Biological Sicence Technician (Fisheries) [GS]
  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Starbuck, Washington
  $40,736 – $65,599 / paCloses Nov 4, 2026
• Fisheries Biologist
  River Front Services Inc · Pascagoula, Jackson County
  $47,459
• Aquatic Biologist I
  GREEN DIAMOND SHARED SERVICES LLC · Blue Lake, Humboldt County
  $55,786
• Assistant Professor - Fisheries and Water Resources
  University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point College of Natural Resources · Point Wisconsin
  $65,000 - $72,000 per year
• Fisheries Scientist 1 (Fisheries Scientist for Chinook Salmon PCN 111015)
  State of Alaska · Douglas, Juneau
  $4,064
• Fishery Biologist II/ Data Analyst
  Think Tank, Inc. · Beaufort, Carteret County
  $81,662
• Fisheries Acoustics Survey Technician
  Think Tank, Inc. · Portland, Multnomah County
  $46,011
• Fishery Biologist 2 (Assistant Area Management Biologist PCN 111275)
  State of Alaska · Douglas, Juneau
  $2,860 – $3,866
• Fisheries Monitoring and Research Biologist (Natural Resource Specialist 2)
  State of Oregon · US
  $56,856 – $86,964
• Seasonal Fisheries Technician
  Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians · Arlington, Snohomish County
  $57,491 – $61,318
• Fishery Biologist 3 (Pink and Chum Salmon Project Leader PCN 111697)
  State of Alaska · Douglas, Juneau
  $2,960
• Aquatic Biologist (Jackson)
  Bloom Talent Solutions · Bemis, Madison County
  $44,718
• Environmental Analyst IV - Aquatic Biologist
  Xcel Energy · Etter, Goodhue County · Minneapolis, Hennepin County
  $84,900 – $120,566
• Project - field biologist
  Aquatic Control, Inc · Williamsville, Sangamon County
  $64,434
• Fisheries Biologist II (GFTL)
  Commonwealth of Kentucky · Frankfort, Franklin County
  $57,940
• Aquatic Biologist
  Aquatic Control, Inc · Williamsville, Sangamon County
  $59,438
• Fisheries Logbook Technician
  Think Tank, Inc. · Key Biscayne, Miami-Dade County
  $64,478
• Biological Technician - Fisheries Survey Support
  Orchard · Woods Hole, Falmouth
  $58,000 – $62,000

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