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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Roller”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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