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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 On”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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