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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 “Digger”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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