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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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