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“Shellfish Bed Worker” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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 “Shellfish Bed Worker”

Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
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.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
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.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
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.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
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.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
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.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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