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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”

Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
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.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
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.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
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.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
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.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
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.
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.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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