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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 Up”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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