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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 “Roller”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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