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“Fishing Worker” 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 Worker”

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.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
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.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
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.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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