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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 “Pilot”

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.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
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.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
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.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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