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“Oyster Dredger” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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 “Oyster Dredger”

Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
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.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
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.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
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.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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