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Farming and fishing

Deep-sea fisher

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3/5

Key facts

+3.9%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United States

This job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is medium. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, moderate according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +3.9% (BLS).

The job

Deep-sea fishery workers (ISCO 6223). Deep-sea fishery workers, as skippers or members of fishing vessel crews, catch deep-sea fish for sale or delivery to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

12 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

  • boat captain
  • boatmaster
  • coastal fisheries boatmaster
  • coastal skipper
  • deep-sea fishery worker
  • fisheries boatmaster
  • fisheries master
  • fishery boatmaster
  • fishing vessel captain
  • local boatmaster
  • local fishery boatmaster
  • master of fishing vessel

Training

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Gauges

Risk 3/5 · Moderate
AI exposureMediumBLS AI exposure category "moderate" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookGrowthBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayHighBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $92,460
EntryMediumBLS, typical education needed for entry

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Sources

Checked on 27 October 2026.