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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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