Careers / Fishing and Hunting Workers
Fishing and Hunting Workers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
Not published
Employment
Not published
Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 45-3031.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical 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.
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Salary analysis — United States
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Most important skills
- Coordination3.1
- Judgment and Decision Making3.1
- Critical Thinking3.1
- Speaking3.0
- Time Management2.9
- Monitoring2.9
- Active Listening2.8
- Complex Problem Solving2.8
- Learning Strategies2.8
- Instructing2.8
- Reading Comprehension2.8
- Management of Personnel Resources2.6
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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 4 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
4
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Speaking | 3.0 | 2.4 | Not selected | 2.4 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.1 | 2.3 | Not selected | 2.3 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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