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Where can I find a good fishing job?

How do i find a job on a fishing boat in alaska and is it a good idea?

  • im a 17 year old kid, and i have always wanted to work on a fishing noat in a alaska, would it be a good idea for me to go next year or wait till im 21 cuz i really need money, i come from a poor hard working family. and if there is ant websits i can vist let me know, i know its a dangerous job, i just need some money and i want to do something in my life.

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    I take it you got this idea from watching Deadliest Catch on TV. >.> So, fairly bad idea. Enlist in the military

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it's really not for everyone. i met a guy who did this and said it was probably the worst 15 years he ever endured. -10 temps, high waves, really dangerous conditions and a very angry captain if you don't work up to his standards. the bering sea is a tough place i would consider the military if i were you...

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Like any high paying jobs right now there is competition for fishing jobs right now. And someone has already mentioned it is not a job that everyone enjoys. But if you are serious about wanting to work on the boats, or really anywhere in AK I would start with the state of Alaska job site. it has a lot of good information about jobs in the seafood and oil industry. It also lists information about training programs and other ways to get started in some of the more popular Alaskan careers. I would beware any web sites that ask your to pay in return for them finding you work on Alaskan boats, I have heard that these sites are mostly scams. here is the Alaska Works page: http://www.jobs.state.ak.us/ and the apprenticeship programs might be really helpful for you: http://www.jobs.state.ak.us/apprentice/index.html and seafood jobs information: http://www.labor.state.ak.us/esd_alaska_jobs/ check out the other quick links on the right hand side. Good luck

dewclaw

Go visit the docks and talk to folks that work there.

fixitfred

why don't you check out the military?

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