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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 “Crabber”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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