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“Deep Sea Diver” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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 “Deep Sea Diver”

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

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

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