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“Fishing Vessel Operator” 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 “Fishing Vessel Operator”

Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, 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.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
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.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
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.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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