小龙虾专业毕业生收入高 Crayfish industry majors set to walk out of school into well-paying jobs

Students majoring(专业 zhuānyè) in crayfish(小龙虾 xiǎolóngxiā) industry studies are in high demand(需求 xūqiú) thanks to soaring demand for the freshwater seafood(海鲜 hǎixiān), Chinanews.com reports.

Garlic flavored crayfish. [File Photo: IC]

The first batch of students at Jianghan Art Vocational College in Hubei Province with this specialist major have started industry internships(实习 shíxí) as they begin their second year of study. The crayfish industry major was established in 2017.

Three courses(课程 kèchéng ) are on offer, covering cooking(烹饪 pēngrèn), market promotion(营销 yíngxiāo), and restaurant management(管理 guǎnlǐ). Even before their graduation(毕业 bìyè), the students have been offered jobs with average wages of 10,000 yuan a month (1,500 U.S. dollars).

Students being taught how to cook crayfish at Jianghan Art Vocational College in Hubei Province, the home of China's first crayfish industry major, on June 13, 2018. [File Photo: IC]

Crayfish have become a hugely popular(受欢迎的 shòu huānyíng de) food in China, especially among 20 to 39 years old, according to a 2017 industry report. Official data shows that one million ton of crayfish worth over 260 billion yuan were consumed that year. Crayfish from China are also making their way overseas: 100,000 crayfish were delivered to Moscow by train to be served during last year's World Cup.

The development of the crayfish industry has been hindered by a lack of processing capacity and mature processing techniques. The crayfish industry major was established as a response to this bottleneck(瓶颈 píngjǐng).

重点词汇 Key word:

专业

• <名词 n.> special field of study
  E.g. Zhège xì yǒu sì gè zhuānyè.
  这个系有四个专业。
  The department offers four specialities.

• <名词 n.> specialized trade/profession
  E.g. Wǒ shì yī míng shòuguò zhuānyè xùnliàn de hùshì.
  我是一名受过专业训练的护士。
  I'm a trained nurse.

• <形容词 adj.> professional
  E.g. Tā shì gè zhuānyè rénshì.
  他是个专业人士。
  He is a professional.