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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 “First Mate”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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