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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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