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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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