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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 “Pearl Digger”

Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
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.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
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.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
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.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
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.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
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.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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