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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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