Bristol Bay Alaska Gillnetting Crew Poses for Photo

Bering Sea Crab Fishing Deckhands Unloading a King Crab Pot

Alaska Opilio Crab Fishing Deckhand Sorts through Catch

Fishing Boat Deckhand pull in salmon in net of Alaska Purse Seiner

Alaska Fishing Job Experts!

AlaskaJobFinder is the leading website for finding fishing industry jobs in Alaska. We specialize in helping people who are looking for Alaska fishing industry employment find rewarding jobs in Alaska.

AlaskaJobFinder covers all major Alaska fishing employment opportunities, including:

The Salmon Fisheries – Providing over 20,000 great summer jobs!
The Alaska Crab Fisheries – How to break into these lucrative fisheries (King Crab, Opilio Crab, Tanner Crab and Dungeness Crab).
The Halibut and Blackcod Longline Fisheries – Great jobs and excellent pay.
The Groundfish Fisheries – From working on large Factory Trawlers to the smaller trawler boats.
The Herring Fisheries – These short, fast-paced fisheries can provide huge earnings in a very short period of time.
And more!

Whether you want to work as a deckhand, on an at-sea processor or at a land-based seafood processor, we have you covered. We also cover tender boat jobs and the other Alaska fishing industry support jobs.

The Alaska fishing industry offers lots of great job opportunities for both males and females and previous experience is not necessary for many of the jobs.

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There are lots of reasons why these fishing industry jobs are so popular:

Excellent earning potential!
Free transportation often provided (from point of hire)*
Free or subsidized room and board*
Enjoy Alaska’s beautiful scenery & activities
Make new friends
Learn new skills
And more!

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In addition to Alaska fishing jobs, we also specialize in the following jobs in Alaska:

Alaska Oil Industry
Alaska Cruise Ships
Land Tours
Alaska Lodges and Resorts
Alaska Tourism
and a variety of other great jobs in Alaska!

*Benefits will vary by employer. Please confirm your benefits package before accepting employment.

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Alaska’s Fishing Industry

The fishing industry is Alaska’s largest private employer and employs over 59,800 people for summer, seasonal and year-round employment (32,000 fishermen, 25,000 seafood processing workers and 2,800 over other fisheries workers). Of these fishing industry workers, more than 33,000 were non-Alaskans in 2018. In fact, residents from every U.S. state worked in the Alaska fishing industry last year.

The state’s fisheries average over $10.6 billion in revenue per year and account for nearly 61 percent of the volume of fish and seafood landed in the United States.

Since a substantial percentage of fish processing and fishing jobs are filled by non-residents of Alaska, many workers are college students and adults who spend a season or two in Alaska earning great money, meeting new friends, and having the experience of a lifetime.

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About AlaskaJobFinder

AlaskaJobFinder, a division of M&L Research, Inc., was developed to help make your job search as effective and efficient as it can be. For over twenty years M&L Research has been a premier employment research organization specializing in the Alaska fishing industry and other Alaska jobs. The company has helped thousands of individuals find great cannery, processing, and deckhand jobs in Alaska’s lucrative fishing industry.

Our research reports have been widely referred to as the undisputed “Bible” for finding employment in the fishing industry since 1985. Find out how becoming a member can help you find your dream job in Alaska.

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Why Subscribe?

Alaska fishing jobs are fairly plentiful, but to land a job, it takes a lot more than just getting a list of addresses and phone numbers. It takes having in-depth industry knowledge and a proven strategy. You need to understand the complexities of the Alaska fishing industry and have the insider tips. One of the worst things a person can do is to call Alaska fishing companies and waste their time asking a bunch of basic questions. You need to respect their time. As with any job, you need to spend a little time educating yourself about the industry. This will set you apart from most of the others looking for a job in the Alaska fishing industry.

We will provide you with the necessary Alaska fishing industry knowledge, a game plan on how to get the job that’s right for you, and proven strategies on how to maximize your earnings. Plus a lot more!

AlaskaJobFinder goes beyond the fishing industry. You’ll find job postings from Alaska oil companies, wilderness lodges, cruise lines, airlines, and tour companies too.

What specifically do I get with your Members Services Section?

You get immediate full access to:

Featured Jobs – Job postings from Alaska employers that need employees right now! Many of these job postings are not advertised anywhere else.
List your resume and personal profile in our proprietary JobSeekers Database that employers can search to fill open positions.
Over 140 pages worth of up-to-date information on working in Alaska’s fishing industry. (including detailed descriptions of the work; lots of insider tips on how to find the best jobs; worker interviews; maps; town profiles; etc.)
Detailed profiles of over 8,000 commercial fishing boat employers (including crab boats, salmon boats, longlining boats, and herring boats, etc)
Detailed profiles of over 2,500 sports fishing charter boat employers
Detailed profiles of over 100 onshore and offshore seafood processing employers
Not just fishing jobs! We have lots of job listings and detailed profiles of cruise lines, tour companies, adventure travel companies, fishing/wilderness lodges and other great employers in Alaska.
Video clips showing you interviews and actual footage of working in the fishing industry.
Lots of photos, maps and graphs showing all aspects of Alaska’s fishing industry

Whether you are looking for a great summer job or employment in the fall, winter or spring, AlaskaJobFinder can help you find the Alaska job that is best suited for you.

What You Get With AlaskaJobFinder

The JobCenter

Find and apply for the latest fishing and seafood job openings today. We make it so easy! Plus, learn about hard-to-find employers in our directory and post a personal profile so that employers can contact you.
Exclusive Alaska Fishing Industry Content

Authoritative, easy-to-understand Alaska fishing industry job information! Get accurate job descriptions, Q&A interviews with fishermen and deckhands, pay scales, and job search tips.
Alaska Employer Profiles

More than 1,000 detailed employer profiles – seafood companies, fishing boat owners, cruise lines, setnet operations, salmon hatcheries, Alaska oil companies, and leading travel and tourism employers.
Job Search Advice

In the AlaskaJobFinder Members Section you’ll learn exactly how others have successfully found work – and how you should conduct your own job search. No other website or resource has the “know how” and expertise!
List Your Profile / Resume

List your personal profile in our JobSeeker Profile / Resume Database. This database is used by hundreds of qualified AlaskaJobFinder employers to recruit for and fill open job positions on their fishing boats or companies.