A Brief Overview Of The Alaska Fishing Industry

The fishing industry is Alaska's largest private employer and employs over 65,000 people for summer, seasonal and year-round employment. The state's fisheries average over $11.2 billion in revenue per year and account for nearly 38 percent of the dollar value of fish and seafood landed in the United States. Roughly 57% of these jobs are filled by nonresidents of the state. Many of whom are college students and other adults who spend a season or two in Alaska earning great money, meeting new friends and having an experience of a lifetime.

We at Alaska Fishing Job.com, a subsidiary of H.I.R. Investments, have been helping job seekers worldwide find & secure fishing industry employment in the Alaska region since 1992.

People from all corners of the globe and from all walks of life seek high-paying positions in Alaska every year; because the amount of money that one can earn either on a fishing vessel or at a processing facility is typically higher than service & manufacturing jobs on land across the U.S., Canada and throughout Europe.

Our staff of 30, with a combined experience of 150+ years in the Alaska Fishing Industry, have maintained close relationships with many VIP's in the region over the past several decades, and successfully set up exclusive agreements with the actual captain's & owners of the most renown Alaskan Fishing Vessels to provide a constant flow of experienced and inexperienced manpower.  In addition to holding backdoor agreements with the owners & captains of fishing vessels, we've also established solid relationships with the general managers at the fisheries on-land and floating processors.

Our passion for Commercial Fishing in Alaska still remains as strong as ever.  Nearly all fishermen in the region love what they do, due to the sheer excitement of the wild weather the Bering sea offers.  Hardcore seamen have a love that has been with them since their childhood.  Imagine earning large sums of money, in a minimal amount of time, aboard a Alaskan fishing boat in the middle of the Bering Sea.

The beauty of Alaska is absolutely breathtaking and is something everyone should experience in their lifetime... Where else can you find the best fishing & scenery in the world all in one place?

Of course, working in the Alaska Fishing Industry is not necessarily easy work. If you're seeking employment on a commercial fishing vessel, you must have the mental strength and physical endurance to keep up with the boys at sea.  You'll battle waves up 20 feet high as they slam up against the hull, splashing over the rails.  Where, if you fall in, you only have minutes to survive.  Most people might call that crazy, but for a handful of courageous men, it's a BLAST!!!  Commercial Crab fishermen can earn up to $20-50k+ USD in the span of 3 months of fishing.