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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 “Shrimper”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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