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“Clam Digger” will probably be replaced by robots.

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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