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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 Planter”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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