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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 “Chummer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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