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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 “Mule Rider”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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