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“Oyster Floater” 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 Floater”

Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
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.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
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.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
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.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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