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Fishing and Hunting Workers

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$—	3500	-0.7%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$—

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

3500

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

-0.7%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

Hunt, trap, catch, or gather wild animals or aquatic animals and plants. May use nets, traps, or other equipment. May haul catch onto ship or other vessel.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone One: Little or No Preparation Needed
Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a waiter or waitress even if he/she has never worked before.
Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate.
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Less than a High School Diploma

Related Work Experience: N.A.

On-Site or In-Plant Training: N.A.

On-the-Job Training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

Detailed Work Activities

Locate animals for fishing or hunting purposes.
Obtain documentation to authorize activities.
Drive trucks or other vehicles to or at work sites.
Navigate water vessels.
Remove skin or other body parts from animals.
Maintain forestry, hunting, or agricultural equipment.
Remove skin or other body parts from animals.
Position animal trapping or capture equipment.
Maintain forestry, hunting, or agricultural equipment.
Sort forestry or agricultural materials.
Package agricultural products for shipment or further processing.
Capture or kill animals.
Locate animals for fishing or hunting purposes.
Obtain written authorization to perform activities.
Communicate safety or hazard information to others.
Locate animals for fishing or hunting purposes.
Navigate water vessels.
Position animal trapping or capture equipment.
Attach equipment extensions or accessories.
Protect wildlife or natural areas.
Transport animals, crops, or equipment.
Navigate water vessels.
Capture or kill animals.
Capture or kill animals.
Clean equipment or facilities.
Attach equipment extensions or accessories.
Train workers in farming, forestry, or hunting techniques.
Load agricultural or forestry products for shipment.
Capture or kill animals.
Direct activities of agricultural, forestry, or fishery employees.
Coordinate resource procurement activities.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Direct fishing or hunting operations, and supervise crew members.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Travel on foot, by vehicle, or by equipment such as boats, snowmobiles, helicopters, snowshoes, or skis to reach hunting areas.
Select, bait, and set traps, and lay poison along trails, according to species, size, habits, and environs of birds or animals and reasons for trapping them.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
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.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Scrape fat, blubber, or flesh from skin sides of pelts with knives or hand scrapers.
Patrol trap lines or nets to inspect settings, remove catch, and reset or relocate traps.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Kill or stun trapped quarry, using clubs, poisons, guns, or drowning methods.
Maintain and repair trapping equipment.
Obtain permission from landowners to hunt or trap on their land.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Obtain required approvals for using poisons or traps, and notify persons in areas where traps and poison are set.
Track animals by checking for signs such as droppings or destruction of vegetation.
Skin quarry, using knives, and stretch pelts on frames to be cured.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Teach or guide individuals or groups unfamiliar with specific hunting methods or types of prey.
Release quarry from traps or nets and transfer to cages.
Participate in animal damage control, wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 30.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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