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“Fish Tender” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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 Tender”

Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
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.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
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.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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