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“Net Repairer” 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 “Net Repairer”

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.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
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.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
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.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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