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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 “Captain”

Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
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.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
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.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
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.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
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.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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