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Fishing and Hunting Worker

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.

Annual openings

50

Median wage

n/a

Typical education

High school (GED)

Growth 2026–2032

+22%

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Typical education

High school (GED)

Credential requirement

No certification is required or expected for this job.

Work experience

No previous work experience is required, though significant experience fishing or hunting is valued.

If you love fishing and hunting, you can prepare for this job by increasing your knowledge of the business side of what you already enjoy doing.

Is this work a fit?

What the work actually feels like

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Work style

The type of work can vary by job and employer.

  • With childrenNo
  • On a computerNo
  • OutdoorsYes
  • With your handsYes

Interests it draws on

  • Agriculture and Sustainability
  • Animals and Wildlife

Automation exposure

High exposure

Many tasks are repeatable, so technology could reshape the day-to-day over time.

A typical day

  1. Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
  2. Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
  3. Direct fishing or hunting operations, and supervise crew members.
  4. Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
  5. Travel on foot, by vehicle, or by equipment such as boats, snowmobiles, helicopters, snowshoes, or skis to reach hunting areas.
  6. 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.
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