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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 “Deckhand”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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