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“Landing Worker” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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 “Landing Worker”

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.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
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.
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.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
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.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.

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Chain stoppers
Foam-filled marine fenders
Groundlines
Fish magnets
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Strobe lights
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Eel traps
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Slat boxes
Leader carts
Line haulers
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Immersion suits
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Toggles
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Laptop computers
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Searchlight sonars
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Hook timers
Marine hard hats
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Otter trawls
Fathometer sonar equipment
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Hook files
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Drogues
Fixed blade knives
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Downriggers
Hoop nets
Fish pots
Net haulers
Satellite radios
Jigging machines
Longline snaps
Pound nets
Set nets
Hook counters
Bilge pumping systems
Ice shovels
Life throw rings
Float lines
Marine radar reflectors
Crab pots
Pair trawls
Crab tongs
Trap harnesses
Hand windlasses
Longline blocks
Electric bottom-fishing reels
Bait nets
Jigs
Planers
Commercial fishing vessel lifeboats
Gypsy hoists
Cast nets
Anchor chains
Dip nets
Polyballs
Fishing dredges
Radio direction finders RDF
Longline haulers
Stake nets
Brailers
Fishing life preservers
Anchors
Bullet buoys
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Marine first aid equipment
Anchor release hooks
Sink lines
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Distress flares
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Net cleaning machines
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Bench-mounted crimpers
Mooring buoys
Trolling blocks
Magnetic compasses
Lobster traps
Mooring lines
Lobster pots
Dehookers
Trotlines
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Scottish seines
Electric windlasses
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Hand crimpers
Line setters
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Thimbles
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