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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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