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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 Fisherman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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