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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 “Hookman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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