Will “Oyster Fisherman” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

83% Chance of Automation

“Oyster Fisherman” will probably be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #456 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Oyster Fisherman”

Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
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.
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.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
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.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.

Related Technology & Tools

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

Catchlog Trading Catchlog
P-Sea WindPlot
OLRAC Electronic Logbook Software Solution
Signet Nobeltec Catch
MaxSea TIMEZERO
MaxSea Time Zero Navigator NOAA