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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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