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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 “Menhaden Vessel Pilot”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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