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“Oyster Picker” 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 Picker”

Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
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.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
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.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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