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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”

Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
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.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
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.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
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.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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