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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 “Choker Hooker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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