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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 “Crew Member”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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