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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 “Chute Tender”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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