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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 “Lobsterman”

Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
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.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
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.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
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.
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.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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