What You'll Do

  • Patrol trap lines or nets to inspect settings, remove catch, and reset or relocate traps.
  • Obtain permission from landowners to hunt or trap on their land.
  • Travel on foot, by vehicle, or by equipment such as boats, snowmobiles, helicopters, snowshoes, or skis to reach hunting areas.
  • Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
  • Skin quarry, using knives, and stretch pelts on frames to be cured.
  • Maintain and repair trapping equipment.
  • Scrape fat, blubber, or flesh from skin sides of pelts with knives or hand scrapers.
  • 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.
  • Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.

Essential Skills

Critical Thinking 3.12/5
Coordination 3.12/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.12/5
Speaking 3.0/5
Monitoring 2.88/5
Time Management 2.88/5
Reading Comprehension 2.75/5
Active Listening 2.75/5
Learning Strategies 2.75/5
Instructing 2.75/5
Complex Problem Solving 2.75/5
Social Perceptiveness 2.62/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Perseverance, Dependability, Adaptability, Integrity, Cautiousness

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Spatial Orientation 4.25/5
Far Vision 3.75/5
Static Strength 3.62/5
Flexibility of Closure 3.5/5
Trunk Strength 3.5/5
Near Vision 3.5/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.38/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.38/5

Technologies & Tools

Catchlog Trading Catchlog DeerDays Inventory management systems MaxSea Time Zero Navigator NOAA MaxSea TIMEZERO Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software OLRAC Electronic Logbook Software Solution P-Sea WindPlot Signet Nobeltec Catch Strat-Tech Deer Hunting Expert Trimble MyTopo Terrain Navigator Pro Winchester Ammunition Ballistics Calculator

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Perseverance (High importance: 4.34/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.22/5)
  • Adaptability (High importance: 3.99/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 3.86/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 3.76/5)

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How to Become One

Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for this career. Training is provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

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