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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 Dredger”

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.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
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.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
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.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
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.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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