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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”

Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
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.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
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.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
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.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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