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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 “Planter”

Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
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.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
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.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
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.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
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.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
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.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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