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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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