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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Commercial Fisherman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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