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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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