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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 “Trawler”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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