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“Vessel Crew Member” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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 “Vessel Crew Member”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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