Fishers and Related Fishing Workers

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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.

Fishers and Related Fishing Workers spend a lot of their time Handling and Moving Objects. They are naturally good at Static Strength, Far Vision, Extent Flexibility, and Reaction Time. Fishers and Related Fishing Workers are typically characterized as being Realistic and Enterprising. They are usually very knowledgable about Food Production, Mechanical, and Transportation and are skilled at Management of Personnel Resources and Monitoring.

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Work Activities

Handling and Moving Objects
  
Performing General Physical Activities
  
Controlling Machines and Processes
  
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
  
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
  
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
  
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
  
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
  
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
  
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  
Assisting and Caring for Others
  
Training and Teaching Others
  
Thinking Creatively
  
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
  
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
  
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  
Coaching and Developing Others
  
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  
Selling or Influencing Others
  
Documenting/Recording Information
  
Getting Information
  
Processing Information
  
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
  
Developing and Building Teams
  
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  
Scheduling Work and Activities
  
Interacting With Computers
  
Developing Objectives and Strategies
  
Analyzing Data or Information
  
Performing Administrative Activities
  
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
  
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
  
Staffing Organizational Units
  

Abilities

Static Strength
  
Far Vision
  
Extent Flexibility
  
Reaction Time
  
Multilimb Coordination
  
Control Precision
  
Oral Expression
  
Oral Comprehension
  
Glare Sensitivity
  
Trunk Strength
  
Manual Dexterity
  
Depth Perception
  
Rate Control
  
Flexibility of Closure
  
Finger Dexterity
  
Spatial Orientation
  
Arm-Hand Steadiness
  
Selective Attention
  
Auditory Attention
  
Visualization
  
Problem Sensitivity
  
Speed of Closure
  
Visual Color Discrimination
  
Deductive Reasoning
  
Speed of Limb Movement
  
Wrist-Finger Speed
  
Near Vision
  
Category Flexibility
  
Dynamic Strength
  
Information Ordering
  
Gross Body Coordination
  
Response Orientation
  
Inductive Reasoning
  
Written Comprehension
  
Perceptual Speed
  
Gross Body Equilibrium
  
Hearing Sensitivity
  
Speech Clarity
  
Time Sharing
  
Stamina
  
Speech Recognition
  
Fluency of Ideas
  
Written Expression
  
Originality
  
Memorization
  
Peripheral Vision
  
Night Vision
  
Sound Localization
  
Number Facility
  
Mathematical Reasoning
  
Dynamic Flexibility
  
Explosive Strength
  

Interests

Realistic
  
Enterprising
  
Investigative
  
Conventional
  
Artistic
  
Social
  

Knowledge

Food Production
  
Mechanical
  
Transportation
  
Geography
  
Production and Processing
  
Computers and Electronics
  
Education and Training
  
Public Safety and Security
  
Law and Government
  
Engineering and Technology
  
Psychology
  
Biology
  
Chemistry
  
Administration and Management
  
Telecommunications
  
Mathematics
  
English Language
  
Building and Construction
  
Physics
  
Personnel and Human Resources
  
Design
  
Clerical
  
Customer and Personal Service
  
Sales and Marketing
  
Communications and Media
  
Medicine and Dentistry
  
Economics and Accounting
  
Therapy and Counseling
  
Foreign Language
  
Sociology and Anthropology
  

Wages

Virginia
$29,080  
 
Washington
$27,650  
 
Massachusetts
$23,050  
 
New Jersey
$18,820  
 

Skills

Management of Personnel Resources
  
Monitoring
  
Operation and Control
  
Negotiation
  
Critical Thinking
  
Coordination
  
Operation Monitoring
  
Repairing
  
Speaking
  
Reading Comprehension
  
Time Management
  
Complex Problem Solving
  
Judgment and Decision Making
  
Troubleshooting
  
Social Perceptiveness
  
Equipment Maintenance
  
Instructing
  
Learning Strategies
  
Active Learning
  
Quality Control Analysis
  
Writing
  
Active Listening
  
Persuasion
  
Service Orientation
  
Equipment Selection
  
Management of Financial Resources
  
Mathematics
  
Systems Evaluation
  
Management of Material Resources
  
Science
  
Operations Analysis
  
Systems Analysis
  

Work Values

Relationships
  
Support
  
Independence
  
Working Conditions
  
Achievement
  
Recognition
  

Work Styles

Dependability
  
Initiative
  
Persistence
  
Attention to Detail
  
Self Control
  
Achievement/Effort
  
Independence
  
Stress Tolerance
  
Integrity
  
Cooperation
  
Leadership
  
Concern for Others
  
Adaptability/Flexibility
  
Innovation
  
Analytical Thinking
  
Social Orientation
  

Related University Degree Programs

Work Context

Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Contact With Others
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Level of Competition
  
Physical Proximity
  
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Consequence of Error
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Time Pressure
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Telephone
  
Duration of Typical Work Week
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Degree of Automation
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Letters and Memos
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Work Schedules
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Electronic Mail
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Public Speaking
  

-40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-A lot of freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-About half the time-

Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  

-Completely automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Constant contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others about half the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others most of the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Continually or almost continually-

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Sitting
  

-Every day-

Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Time Pressure
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Telephone
  
Letters and Memos
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Electronic Mail
  
Public Speaking
  

-Extremely competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Extremely important-

Work With Work Group or Team
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Deal With External Customers
  

-Extremely serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Fairly important-

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  

-Fairly serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-High responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Highly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Highly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-I don't work near other people (beyond 100 ft.)-

Physical Proximity
  

-I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Important-

Work With Work Group or Team
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  

-Important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)-

Work Schedules
  

-Less than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-Less than half the time-

Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  

-Limited freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Limited responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Minor results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderate responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Moderate results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderately automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Moderately close (at arm's length)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Moderately competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-More than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-More than half the time-

Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  

-Never-

Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Electronic Mail
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Letters and Memos
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Telephone
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Time Pressure
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  

-No contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-No freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-No responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-No results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Not at all automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Not at all competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Not important at all-

Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  

-Not serious at all-

Consequence of Error
  

-Occasional contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Once a month or more but not every week-

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Letters and Memos
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Electronic Mail
  
Telephone
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Time Pressure
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Public Speaking
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  

-Once a week or more but not every day-

Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Telephone
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Time Pressure
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Electronic Mail
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Letters and Memos
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Radiation
  

-Once a year or more but not every month-

Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Time Pressure
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Letters and Memos
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Public Speaking
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Telephone
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Electronic Mail
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Radiation
  

-Regular (established routine, set schedule)-

Work Schedules
  

-Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)-

Work Schedules
  

-Serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Slightly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Slightly close (e.g., shared office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Slightly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Some freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very close (near touching)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Very high responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Very important-

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Very important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Very little freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very serious-

Consequence of Error
  

Task Ratings

- Importance Core-

Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
  
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
  
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment; and perform minor repairs.
  
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
  
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
  
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
  
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
  
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
  
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
  
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
  
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
  
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
  
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, and/or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, and/or dredges.
  
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
  
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
  
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
  
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
  
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
  

- Importance Supplemental-

Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, and/or tackle.
  
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
  
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
  
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
  
Operate rowboats, dinghies, and/or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, and/or sponge hookers; or to tow and position fishing equipment.
  
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
  
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
  
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
  
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
  
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.
  
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
  

- Relevance of Task Core-

Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
  
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
  
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
  
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment; and perform minor repairs.
  
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
  
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
  
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
  
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.
  
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
  
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
  
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
  
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
  
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, and/or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, and/or dredges.
  
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
  
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
  
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
  
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
  

- Relevance of Task Supplemental-

Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
  
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, and/or tackle.
  
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
  
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
  
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
  
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
  
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
  
Operate rowboats, dinghies, and/or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, and/or sponge hookers; or to tow and position fishing equipment.
  
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
  
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
  
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
  
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
  
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
  
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
  
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment; and perform minor repairs.
  
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
  
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, and/or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, and/or dredges.
  
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
  
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
  
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
  
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
  
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
  
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.
  
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
  
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
  
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
  
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
  
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
  
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
  
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
  
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, and/or tackle.
  
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
  
Operate rowboats, dinghies, and/or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, and/or sponge hookers; or to tow and position fishing equipment.
  
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
  
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
  
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
  
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
  
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
  
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
  
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
  
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
  
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
  
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
  
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
  
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.
  
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
  
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
  
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
  
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
  
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, and/or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, and/or dredges.
  
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment; and perform minor repairs.
  
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
  
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
  
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
  
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
  
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, and/or tackle.
  
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
  
Operate rowboats, dinghies, and/or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, and/or sponge hookers; or to tow and position fishing equipment.
  
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
  
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
  
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
  
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.
  
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
  
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
  
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
  
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
  
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
  
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
  
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
  
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
  
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.
  
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, and/or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, and/or dredges.
  
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
  
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
  
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
  
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
  
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.
  
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
  
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
  
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
  
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
  
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
  
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
  
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
  
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
  
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
  
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
  
Operate rowboats, dinghies, and/or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, and/or sponge hookers; or to tow and position fishing equipment.
  
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
  
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, and/or tackle.
  
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
  
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
  
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment; and perform minor repairs.
  
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
  
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
  
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
  
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
  
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
  
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
  
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, and/or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, and/or dredges.
  
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
  
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.
  
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.
  
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
  
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
  
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
  
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
  
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
  
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.
  
Operate rowboats, dinghies, and/or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, and/or sponge hookers; or to tow and position fishing equipment.
  
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
  
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
  
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
  
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, and/or tackle.
  
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
  
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
  
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
  
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, and/or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, and/or dredges.
  
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
  
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.
  
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
  
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
  
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
  
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
  
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
  
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment; and perform minor repairs.
  
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
  
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
  
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
  
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
  
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
  
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
  
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
  
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
  
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
  
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, and/or tackle.
  
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
  
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
  
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
  
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
  
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
  
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
  
Operate rowboats, dinghies, and/or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, and/or sponge hookers; or to tow and position fishing equipment.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
  
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
  
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
  
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
  
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
  
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
  
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
  
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, and/or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, and/or dredges.
  
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
  
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
  
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
  
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment; and perform minor repairs.
  
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
  
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
  
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
  
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
  
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
  
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Operate rowboats, dinghies, and/or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, and/or sponge hookers; or to tow and position fishing equipment.
  
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, and/or tackle.
  
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.
  
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
  
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
  
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
  
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
  
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
  
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
  
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
  
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
  
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
  
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
  
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
  
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, and/or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, and/or dredges.
  
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
  
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.
  
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
  
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
  
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
  
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
  
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
  
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment; and perform minor repairs.
  
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
  
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
  
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
  
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
  
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
  
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
  
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
  
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
  
Operate rowboats, dinghies, and/or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, and/or sponge hookers; or to tow and position fishing equipment.
  
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
  
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
  
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
  
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
  
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, and/or tackle.
  
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
  

Education Training Experience

-On-Site or In-Plant Training-

None
  
Up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-On-the-Job Training-

None or short demonstration
  
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-Related Work Experience-

None
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
  
Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
  
Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-Required Level of Education-

Less than a High School Diploma
  
High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
  
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)
  
Some College Courses
  
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
  
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree, but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master