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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 “Fishing Boat Captain”

Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
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.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
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.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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