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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 “Lobsterman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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