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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”

Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
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.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
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.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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