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“Chute Tender” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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 Tender”

Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
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.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
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.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
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.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
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.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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