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“Commercial Fishing Vessel Operator” 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 “Commercial Fishing Vessel Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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