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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 “Digger”

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.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
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.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
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.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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