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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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