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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 “Lobster Fisherman”

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.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
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.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
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.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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