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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 “Shrimper”

Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
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.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
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.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
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.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
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.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
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.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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