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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 “Clipper”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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