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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”

Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
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.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
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.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
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.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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