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“Chain 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”.

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Tasks for “Chain Puller”

Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
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.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
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.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
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.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, 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.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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