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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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