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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 “Derrick Follower”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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