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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 “Oysterman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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