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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”

Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
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.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
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.
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.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
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.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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