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Job Description

Use nets, fishing rods, traps, or other equipment to catch and gather fish or other aquatic animals from rivers, lakes, or oceans, for human consumption or other uses. May haul game onto ship.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 45-3011.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 30,740.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 14.00
Currently, there are 520 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Fishers and Related Fishing Workers”.

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Tasks for “Bait Man”

Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.

Related Technology & Tools

Anchor release hooks
Line setters
Set nets
Ice shovels
Downriggers
Marine radar reflectors
Scuba diving equipment
Fishing spears
Commercial fishing vessel lifeboats
Fishing dredges
Seiners
Mooring lines
Bench-mounted crimpers
Fathometer sonar equipment
Float lines
Brailers
Fishing poles
Trolling blocks
Magnetic compasses
Hand capstans
Scottish seines
Digital spring balance scales
Safety vests
Gypsy hoists
Fish pots
Commercial fishing line sinkers
Fish finders
Jigging machines
Immersion suits
Commercial fish or shark hooks
Fish tag guns
Dehookers
Hoop nets
Pound nets
Eel traps
Groundlines
Drogues
Bilge pumping systems
Bullet buoys
Weir traps
Inflatable life rafts
Polyballs
Trammel nets
Trotlines
Electric windlasses
Fixed blade knives
Crab nets
Drift nets
Strobe lights
Otter trawls
Gillnetters
Mooring buoys
Stow nets
Gaffs
Fish transfer pumps
Gill nets
Searchlight sonars
Longline blocks
Personal computers
Handlines
Pneumatic marine fenders
Trap harnesses
Fishing dinghies
Purse seines
Tablet computers
Laptop computers
Multibeam sonar equipment
Marine radar navigation systems
Electric bottom-fishing reels
Wood shell blocks
Lobster traps
Power blocks
Thimbles
Wire rope cutters
Beach seines
Lobster pots
Hand windlasses
Hand crimpers
Knuckle-boom cranes
Dip nets
Planers
Balloon trawls
Marine first aid equipment
Slat boxes
Crab tongs
Anchor chains
Boat hooks
Line haulers
Hook timers
Longline spools
Distress flares
Undecked fishing vessels
Cast nets
Anchors
Satellite radios
Pot haulers
Fishing pliers
Midwater trawls
Snatch blocks
Radio buoys
Dogbones
Pair trawls
Marine hard hats
Acorn buoys
Bait nets
Net haulers
Marine fire extinguishers
Fishing life preservers
Leader carts
Large decked fishing vessels
Danish seines
Net cleaning machines
Sink lines
Half-face respirators
Hook files
Jigs
Very high frequency VHF radiotelephone systems
Fishing scissors
Harpoons
Bait freezers
Hydraulic windlasses
Fish magnets
Fishing rowboats
Trawlers
Trollers
Skiffs
Pulse trawls
Hook counters
Triplex trawls
Emergency position-indicating radio beacons
Deck winches
Stake nets
Marine sextants
Radio direction finders RDF
Fishing utility knives
Foam-filled marine fenders
Life throw rings
Toggles
Distress flags
Shrimp winches
Longline haulers
Hydraulic capstans
Crab pots
Longline snaps
Chain stoppers
Small decked fishing vessels

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