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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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