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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 “Fish Pitcher”

Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
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.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
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.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
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.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
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.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.

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