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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 “Chainer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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