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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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