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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 “Striker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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