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      3.9

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (16 total reviews)

      Michael Lake

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      61% positive business outlook

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      Alaskan Observers has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 16 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alaskan Observers employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Agriculture industry (3.7 stars).

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      16 reviews
      5.0
      Feb 10, 2023

      Adventurous life style experiencing rare amazing wildlife

      Fisheries observer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good pay to get to see the wildlife most people never will. I've had a lot of my most memorable experiences doing this job. It's definitely not your regular 9-5, but who wants to spend life at a desk looking at a screen. Nothing mundane, always on different vessels with different crews seeing different fisheries and doing the hard work to maintain healthy stocks- very rewarding. Most people pay someone else to take them to see what we get to see.

      Cons

      Work is on an on-call basis, so you need to be available and ready to get on a vessel in a 24hr notice. That being said during times of low activity or bad weather you have free time to pursue your interests and I think the balance of that is great.

      5.0
      Feb 10, 2023

      Great job straight out of college for field work experience

      Fisheries observer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Good Pay with benefits (medical, 401k w/ employer match) decent raises for the first couple years. Lots of time on the ocean seeing things not many people get to see. Great way to get your foot in the door for any budding biologist looking to get experience in the field. One of the better paying jobs for anyone with a BS in marine resource management straight out of college, plus they have pretty decent benefits.

      Cons

      The work is on call so you could get called at any moment to go to sea. Be ready to have to cancel your plans in order to go out to sea for days at a time. Long hours and long days out at sea, with not much contact to the rest of the world, can get lonely. You will have to be able to get up an all hours in order to sample the catch. Burn out is a real issue with this job, but it does get easier the longer you do it.

      5.0
      Aug 2, 2022

      Great job for fish nerds

      Commercial fisheries observer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Observing in the west coast program is a great job if you hate routine. I’m rarely doing the same work over and over

      Cons

      On call all the time, short notice to leave on trips, and need to stay within 4 hours of port

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