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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 “Oysterman”

Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, 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.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
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.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
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.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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