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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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