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“Fish Trapper” 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 “Fish Trapper”

Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
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.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
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.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
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.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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