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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…
- Fishers and Related Fishing Workers
- Menhaden Fishing Crew Member
- Lobsterman
- Fisherman
- Deckhand
- Crew Member
- Commercial Fishing Vessel Operator
- Commercial Fisherman
- Commercial Crabber
- Clam Digger
- Captain
- Wire Web Worker
- Wild Oyster Harvester
- Whale Fisherman
- Weir Fisherman
- Weir Fisher
- Waterman
- Vessel Crew Member
- Underwater Hunter Trapper
- Tuna Purse Seiner
- Troller
- Tonger
- Third Mate
- Terrapin Fisher
- Striker
- Sternman
- Sponge Hooker
- Sponge Fisherman
- Sponge Clipper
- Spear Fisher
- Skipper
- Skiff Operator
- Shrimping Boat Captain
- Shrimper
- Shrimp Trawler Captain
- Shrimp Trawler
- Shellfish Grower
- Shellfish Dredge Operator
- Shellfish Bed Worker
- Shell Fisherman
- Second Officer
- Second Mate
- Seaweed Harvester
- Seaman
- Seafood Fisherman
- Sea Shell Gatherer
- Scalloper
- Scallop Dredger
- Salmon Troll Fisher
- Salmon Gillnet Vessel Operator
- Roller
- Quahogger
- Purse Seiner
- Pot Fisher
- Planter
- Pilot
- Pearl Fisherman
- Pearl Digger
- Oysterman
- Oyster Tonger
- Oyster Planter
- Oyster Picker
- Oyster Harvester
- Oyster Floater
- Oyster Fisherman
- Oyster Dredger
- Oyster Culler
- Otter Trawler Boatswain
- Ocean Clam Boat Captain
- Netter
- Net Repairer
- Net Mender
- Net Fisher
- Mule Rider
- Moss Gatherer
- Moss Bleacher
- Menhaden Vessel Pilot
- Lobster Man
- Lobster Fisherman
- Lobster Catcher
- Line Fisher
- Landing Worker
- Kelp Gatherer
- Kelp Cutter
- Irish Moss Gatherer
- Irish Moss Bleacher
- Hunter Skin Diver
- Hookman
- Hooker Up
- Hooker On
- Hooker
- Hook Tender
- Harpooner
- Gunner
- Gaffman
- Frog Farmer
- Frog Catcher
- Fishing Worker
- Fishing Vessel Operator
- Fishing Vessel Mate
- Fishing Vessel Deckhand
- Fishing Vessel Captain
- Fishing Boat Captain
- Fisherman Helper
- Fish, Frog, or Oyster Farmer
- Fish Trapper
- Fish Tender
- Fish Seiner
- Fish Pitcher
- First Mate
- Eeler
- Dulser
- Drag Seiner
- Diving Fisher
- Diver
- Digger
- Derrick Follower
- Deep Sea Diver
- Cruiser
- Crabber
- Crab Fisherman
- Crab Fisher
- Crab Catcher
- Commercial Shrimping Captain
- Commercial Ocean Clammer
- Commercial Fisher
- Clipper
- Clam Sorter
- Clam Picker
- Clam Dredger
- Clam Dredge Boat Captain
- Chute Tender
- Chute Greaser
- Chummer
- Choker Hooker
- Choker
- Chainer
- Chain Puller
- Chain Person
- Catcher
- Cat Swamper
- Boat Puller
- Boat Officer
- Boat Deckhand
- Blue Crabber
- Billet Cutter
- Beachman
- Bait Man
- Albacore Fishing Boat Crewman
- Abalone Fisherman
Tasks for “Trawler”
- Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
- Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
- Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
- Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
- Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
- Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
- Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
- Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
- Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
- Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
- Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
- 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.
- Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
- 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.
- Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
- Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
- Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
- Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
- Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
- Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
- Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
- Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
- Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
- Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
- Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
- Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
- Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
- Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Related Technology & Tools
- Downriggers
- Acorn buoys
- Bullet buoys
- Power blocks
- Brailers
- Trammel nets
- Thimbles
- Boat hooks
- Dogbones
- Trotlines
- Fish transfer pumps
- Midwater trawls
- Inflatable life rafts
- Hand windlasses
- Stake nets
- Purse seines
- Fathometer sonar equipment
- Skiffs
- Float lines
- Planers
- Groundlines
- Hook counters
- Multibeam sonar equipment
- Fish finders
- Dip nets
- Shrimp winches
- Bait freezers
- Fishing poles
- Digital spring balance scales
- Triplex trawls
- Knuckle-boom cranes
- Emergency position-indicating radio beacons
- Crab nets
- Pot haulers
- Leader carts
- Longline blocks
- Distress flags
- Mooring lines
- Fishing life preservers
- Safety vests
- Half-face respirators
- Fishing rowboats
- Undecked fishing vessels
- Snatch blocks
- Pulse trawls
- Hand capstans
- Commercial fish or shark hooks
- Electric windlasses
- Sink lines
- Chain stoppers
- Polyballs
- Very high frequency VHF radiotelephone systems
- Jigs
- Magnetic compasses
- Marine first aid equipment
- Hydraulic windlasses
- Longline haulers
- Radio direction finders RDF
- Pound nets
- Searchlight sonars
- Beach seines
- Danish seines
- Fishing utility knives
- Bilge pumping systems
- Fixed blade knives
- Fishing pliers
- Fish tag guns
- Otter trawls
- Radio buoys
- Gypsy hoists
- Dehookers
- Drogues
- Fish magnets
- Gaffs
- Trolling blocks
- Cast nets
- Marine radar reflectors
- Life throw rings
- Bait nets
- Satellite radios
- Lobster pots
- Small decked fishing vessels
- Hook files
- Ice shovels
- Stow nets
- Fishing dredges
- Commercial fishing vessel lifeboats
- Line haulers
- Commercial fishing line sinkers
- Drift nets
- Anchor chains
- Marine hard hats
- Lobster traps
- Strobe lights
- Crab tongs
- Eel traps
- Marine fire extinguishers
- Hand crimpers
- Electric bottom-fishing reels
- Large decked fishing vessels
- Mooring buoys
- Trap harnesses
- Gill nets
- Fishing dinghies
- Hydraulic capstans
- Scottish seines
- Fishing spears
- Hoop nets
- Balloon trawls
- Set nets
- Fishing scissors
- Laptop computers
- Wire rope cutters
- Anchors
- Jigging machines
- Gillnetters
- Tablet computers
- Marine radar navigation systems
- Trollers
- Foam-filled marine fenders
- Wood shell blocks
- Net haulers
- Net cleaning machines
- Pair trawls
- Bench-mounted crimpers
- Trawlers
- Fish pots
- Immersion suits
- Slat boxes
- Line setters
- Distress flares
- Longline snaps
- Crab pots
- Deck winches
- Handlines
- Pneumatic marine fenders
- Anchor release hooks
- Scuba diving equipment
- Marine sextants
- Personal computers
- Harpoons
- Toggles
- Seiners
- Hook timers
- Longline spools
- Weir traps
- MaxSea Time Zero Navigator NOAA
- Signet Nobeltec Catch
- P-Sea WindPlot
- MaxSea TIMEZERO
- OLRAC Electronic Logbook Software Solution
- Catchlog Trading Catchlog