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“Chain Puller” 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 “Chain Puller”

Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
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.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
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.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
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.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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