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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 “Spear Fisher”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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