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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 “Crew Member”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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