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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”

Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
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.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
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.
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.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
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.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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