Also called: Setnetter, Shore-Based Gillnet Fisher
Holds a permit for a beach site in Alaska and anchors nets from shore to catch salmon during a short, intense summer season.
In Bristol Bay or Kodiak, setnet families live in cabins on the beach for six weeks. When the fishing period opens, they run small skiffs to their nets at all hours, pick thousands of salmon out by hand, and deliver to a tender boat. Sleep comes between tides.
Seasonal: about 6 weeks; pay depends on the salmon run.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Learned on family setnet sites or as hired crew.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average. Permits are limited; work follows salmon runs.
Low risk for 10 years. Nothing automates picking salmon from beach nets in Alaska weather.
Classes: Physical education, Biology, Small engines.
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