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“Boat Puller” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Boat Puller”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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