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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 Picker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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