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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 “Hooker”

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

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