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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”

Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
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.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
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, or tackle.
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.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
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.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
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.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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