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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 “Captain”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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