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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 “Boat Officer”

Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
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.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
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.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
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.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
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.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
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.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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