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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”

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

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

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