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“Clam Sorter” 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 Sorter”

Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
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.
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.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
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.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
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.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
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.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.

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