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“Commercial Fisherman” 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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Commercial Fisherman”

Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
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.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
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.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
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.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
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.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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