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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 “Weir Fisherman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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