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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Commercial Fisher”

Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
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.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
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.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
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.
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.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
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.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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