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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 “Crabber”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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