Fish and seafood processing worker

Fish Roe Technician in Kodiak, AK

This is an H-2B job order, which means the employer has already applied to hire workers from outside the United States for it.

Employer: North Pacific Seafoods, Inc.
Where: Kodiak, AK
Places: 2
Pay: $20.62 to $37 per hour
Visa: H-2B
Starts: 2027-01-20
Ends: 2027-09-30
Filed: 2026-11-02

What the work involves

Responsible for processing various fish roe including, but not limited to, roe from herring, pollock, cod, sockeye salmon, pink salmon, and chum salmon. Produces various fish roe products based on specie, quality, size, maturity and geographical area of the fishery. Roe may be sorted, salted, preserved, brined, seasoned, mixed, agitated, dewatered, refined, packed and frozen based on the roe type and market forecasts. Inspects roe for uniformity to company and customer specifications. Processes roe in the skein (Sujiko), removed from the skein (Ikura), and as green roe. Grades roe based on specie, size, quality, freshness, color and other characteristics according to the established market standard. Tests roe for quality and quantity standards. Freeze roe products without damaging quality, uniformity, and marketable appearance. Performs quality thawing tests on frozen products to maintain and control quality, market acceptance, and the highest price of products. Provide technical expertise in the production process, grading, quality control, specifications, and buyers inspections of roe products.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Seasonal Jobs.

What that comes to in a month

At forty hours a week, the rate in this filing works out at about $3,567 to $6,401 a month before tax. That is the standard full-time month of 173 hours; overtime, deductions and the cost of getting there are not in it.

How the work permit works in the United States

Employer-sponsored temporary or permanent labor certification. The employer files with the Department of Labor first. Which programme applies depends on the work and whether it is seasonal.

Published by U.S. Department of Labor, foreign labor certification