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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 “Commercial Crabber”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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