Will “Second Mate” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

83% Chance of Automation

“Second Mate” will probably be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #456 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Second Mate”

Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
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.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
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.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
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.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.

Related Technology & Tools

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

MaxSea Time Zero Navigator NOAA
OLRAC Electronic Logbook Software Solution
P-Sea WindPlot
Signet Nobeltec Catch
Catchlog Trading Catchlog
MaxSea TIMEZERO