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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 “Fisherman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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