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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Hooker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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