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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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