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“Clam Picker” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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