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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 “Beachman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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