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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 “Bait Man”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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