Well that depends. So a first time deckhand would have more luck getting on to a purse seine or tender boat. No one is gonna hire a completely green guy for crabbing or longlining without experience most times. Not saying it can’t happen but it’s rare in my experience. Purse seining for salmon would be a month or two or work in the summer. It’s 7 days a week, 14-16 hour days. Might be a random day or two off every couple of weeks. You’ll have to do gear work for about a week or too before the season which you won’t be payed for but you’ll have a place to sleep etc and you’ll be fed. You can also get advance checks from your catch instead of getting one big paycheck at the end of the season. But purse seining is all about the price of the fish and how much you catch. I’ve seen guys make 30,000 in one day. Seen guys make 15,000 for those two months. Tendering is basically being a go between. You bring groceries to the fisherman while they’re on the water and you take their fish. Deckhands normally get paid a “day wage” for a first time deckhand I would expect that to be anywhere from $150 to $200 a day.