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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 “Deckhand”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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