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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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