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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 “Chute Greaser”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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