The Anchorage Job Center at 3301 Eagle Street is a central hiring point for seafood processing jobs around the state in all three categories of processing plants. Employers try to hire close to the job site. Many do not pay transportation costs of any kind on initial hire. Each company has its own policies on transportation, and job seekers must pay close attention. Even if the company pays your way to the job site, you may have to pay your way home if you are fired or quit without good cause.
Seafood processing is dangerous work especially out on the fishing grounds.
Most Alaska seafood companies work hard to process the harvest in a safe working environment. Ask if the company has a safety and health program. Ask about, and be sure you understand the employer s rules regarding hours of work, pay, room and board, and transportation to and from the job site. Good companies will not mind your questions because turnover is costly to them. They want you to be sure before accepting the job.