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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 “Deckhand”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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