Commercial Fishers

• Attach equipment extensions or accessories.
• Capture or kill animals.
• Locate animals for fishing or hunting purposes.
• Package agricultural products for shipment or further processing.
• Position animal trapping or capture equipment.
• Clean equipment or facilities.
• Load agricultural or forestry products for shipment.
• Transport animals, crops, or equipment.
• Maintain forestry, hunting, or agricultural equipment.
• Navigate water vessels.

• Working outdoors exposed to weather.
• Having face-to-face discussions.
• Using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Exposure to sounds or noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable.
• Freedom to make decisions without supervision.
• Wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats, or life jackets.
• The freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals.
• Responsibility for others' health and safety.
• Working with a group or team.
• Exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings.
• High levels of competition.
• Being in situations in which conflicts arise.
• A work pace that is determined by the speed of equipment.

• Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management

Enrolling in a community college can be a great place to start your four-year degree. While all 31 Minnesota State community colleges, technical colleges and universities offer all or part of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (a 40-credit package of general education courses accepted for transfer to other state colleges and universities, the University of Minnesota, and some private colleges and universities), not all two-year colleges offer degrees intended to transfer to a four-year bachelor's degree.

If you plan to transfer to obtain a four-year bachelor's degree, it is important to know which degree path is right for you:

• Associate of Arts (AA) degrees offered at community colleges are designed to transfer into liberal arts four-year majors.
• Associate of Science (AS) and Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) degrees offered at community and technical colleges transfer into specific four-year majors and will likely require completing additional general education courses at a university.
• Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees offered at technical and community colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.
• Diplomas and certificates offered at technical colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.

Talk to a transfer specialist as early as possible to determine the best associate degree for your goals. Be sure to review your Degree Audit Report (DARS) each semester to best prepare for transfer. Get more help understanding transfer using the tools below.

• Visit Transferology to see if your courses will transfer.
• Search Articulation Agreements to find formal transfer agreements between schools.

• Managing People—Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Monitoring Performance—Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Negotiating—Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Operating Equipment—Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Coordinating with Others—Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Monitoring Equipment—Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Thinking Critically—Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Repairing—Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Speaking—Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Making Decisions—Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

• Food Production—Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
• Mechanical—Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Transportation—Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
• Geography—Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
• Production and Processing—Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Computers and Electronics—Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Education and Training—Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Public Safety and Security—Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Law and Government—Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• Engineering and Technology—Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

• Realistic—Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
• Enterprising—Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

• Vehicle Cleaners
• Quarry Rock Splitters
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
• Farm Animal Caretakers
• Brickmason and Stonemason Helpers
• Oil and Gas Derrick Operators
• Roustabouts
• Farmworkers and Laborers
• Construction Laborers
• Tire Repairers and Changers

• Vehicle Cleaners
• Quarry Rock Splitters
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
• Farm Animal Caretakers
• Brickmason and Stonemason Helpers
• Oil and Gas Derrick Operators
• Roustabouts
• Farmworkers and Laborers
• Construction Laborers
• Tire Repairers and Changers