Fishers & Related Fishing Workers
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.
Also called: Captain, Clam Digger, Commercial Fisherman, Deckhand
Knowledge:
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- food production
- manufacture and distribution of products
Engineering and Technology
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Skills:
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Persistence
- Attention to Detail
- Self Control
- Achievement/Effort
Technology:
- MaxSea TIMEZERO
- P-Sea WindPlot
Data base user interface and query software
- Catchlog Trading Catchlog
- OLRAC Electronic Logbook Software Solution
Route navigation software
- MaxSea Time Zero Navigator NOAA
Education:
no high school diploma/GED
