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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 “Billet Cutter”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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