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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 “Lobsterman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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