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“Skipper” 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 “Skipper”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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