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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 “Diving Fisher”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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