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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 “Crab Fisherman”

Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
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.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
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.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
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.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
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

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

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