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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 “Clam Digger”

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.
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.
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.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
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.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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