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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”

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.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
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.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
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.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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