May 13th marks the official opening of the salmon season in Alaska with Reds and Kings being the first to be fished at Copper River. It is expected to be a very profitable season with fishery managers projecting a total sockeye salmon catch of 1.6 million which is roughly the same as last year in the Copper River region.But the great news is the projection of a much better Chinook harvest. In 2014, 22,000 Chinook are projected to be harvested as opposed to only 8,688 in 2013.
There are going to be a lot of four year old salmon this season which bodes well for the commercial fishermen and for salmon fishing jobs in Alaska.
To get in on some of this money, you will have to apply for a fishing job. You can easily get jobs working on the fishing vessels harvesting salmon, or in the fish processing plants. You will be able to earn a great salary in this line of work, although you will have to consider what a fishing job entails.
You cannot expect to just get a high paying job with names and numbers alone. You will be competing with a number of other young and adventurous job seekers, so to get the edge you should learn as much as you can about the Alaska fishing industry and about the salmon fishing season. You can get all this information on the Alaska Job Finder website.
Here you can also get details on what a fishing job entails including hours of work, conditions, expectations, possibilities of career enhancements and more. Once you become a member you will also have access to a huge job board where you can apply for a number of great fishing jobs in Alaska. You will be shown how to set out your resume and make your application perfect. The more you know about the salmon industry, the more chance you will have of getting a high paying, great job on a fishing vessel this summer season.
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