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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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