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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 “Harpooner”

Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
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.
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.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
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.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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