Fishing and Hunting Workers

Task by task

Each task this job involves, as listed by O*NET, rated on whether a large language model like GPT-4 could cut the time it takes by at least half at the same quality. Tasks marked Seen in real AI use appeared in conversations with Claude in April–May 2026 (Anthropic Economic Index).

• AI can speed this up on its own: 0 (0%)
• AI can speed this up with extra software: 3 (10%)
• Little or no AI speed-up: 27 (90%)

• Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task
• Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.AI can speed this up with extra software · core task
• Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment.AI can speed this up with extra software
• Patrol trap lines or nets to inspect settings, remove catch, and reset or relocate traps.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Obtain permission from landowners to hunt or trap on their land.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Travel on foot, by vehicle, or by equipment such as boats, snowmobiles, helicopters, snowshoes, or skis to reach hunting areas.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Skin quarry, using knives, and stretch pelts on frames to be cured.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Maintain and repair trapping equipment.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Scrape fat, blubber, or flesh from skin sides of pelts with knives or hand scrapers.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Obtain required approvals for using poisons or traps, and notify persons in areas where traps and poison are set.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Track animals by checking for signs such as droppings or destruction of vegetation.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• 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.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Participate in animal damage control, wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Release quarry from traps or nets and transfer to cages.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Kill or stun trapped quarry, using clubs, poisons, guns, or drowning methods.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Wash and sort pelts according to species, color, and quality.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Teach or guide individuals or groups unfamiliar with specific hunting methods or types of prey.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
• Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
• Direct fishing or hunting operations, and supervise crew members.Little or no AI speed-up