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“Frog Catcher” 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 “Frog Catcher”

Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
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.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
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.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
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.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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