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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”

Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
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.
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.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
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.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
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.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
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.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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