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fishing industry

🏛️ Enduring ESCO reuse: cross-sector

The business model of the fishing industry, including recreational, subsistence and commercial fishing, and the harvesting, processing, and marketing sectors.

fishing industry — the business model of the fishing industry, including recreational, subsistence and commercial fishing, and the harvesting, processing, and marketing sectors. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 43.56/100) — a human-connection anchor whose value is projected to hold or grow through 2030. ESCO classifies it as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill within knowledge. It is currently listed by 10 occupations in our catalogue, including fisheries adviser, fisheries boatmaster, fisheries master, and fisheries observer.

Category: knowledge › fisheries SCI: 43.56/100 Also known as: fisheries, composition of fishing industry, fisheries industry, industry of fishing, scope of fishing industry, fisheries sector

Occupations that require fishing industry

Showing top 10 of 10 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

fisheries adviser · 🤖 3.7/10
fisheries boatmaster · 🤖 3.7/10
fisheries master · 🤖 3.7/10
fisheries observer · 🤖 3.7/10
aquaculture harvesting manager · 🤖 5.0/10
aquaculture husbandry manager · 🤖 5.0/10
aquaculture mooring manager · 🤖 5.0/10
aquaculture production manager · 🤖 5.0/10
aquaculture recirculation manager · 🤖 5.0/10
aquaculture site supervisor · 🤖 5.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is fishing industry?

The business model of the fishing industry, including recreational, subsistence and commercial fishing, and the harvesting, processing, and marketing sectors.

What category of skill is fishing industry?

ESCO classifies fishing industry under the knowledge category, specifically in the fisheries subcategory.

Is fishing industry an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 43.56/100) — a human-connection anchor whose value is projected to hold or grow through 2030. This is a durable skill to invest in — high human-connection skills consistently resist automation.

Which jobs require fishing industry?

In our catalogue, 10 occupations list fishing industry as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include fisheries adviser, fisheries boatmaster, fisheries master, fisheries observer, aquaculture harvesting manager, aquaculture husbandry manager.

How transferable is fishing industry between industries?

ESCO tags fishing industry as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is fishing industry the same as fisheries?

Yes — fishing industry is also known as fisheries, composition of fishing industry, fisheries industry, industry of fishing, scope of fishing industry, fisheries sector, or sectors of fishing industry. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn fishing industry?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands fishing industry and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.