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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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