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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”

Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
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.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
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.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
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.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
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.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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