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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 “Billet Cutter”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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