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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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