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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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