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“Harpooner” 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 “Harpooner”

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.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
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.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
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.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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