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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 “Clam Digger”

Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
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.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
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.
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.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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