Trappers and Hunters
(NOC 8442)
in All Farming, Fishing, Forestry, and MiningThis group of jobs is concerned with hunting and trapping wild animals for food, pelts, live sale, and killing unwanted predators. Trappers and hunters may specialize in trapping or hunting a kind of animal.
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Compared to: All Farming, Fishing, Forestry, and Mining
Hourly Pay
N/A
MinimumN/A
MedianN/A
MaximumAnnual Pay
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MinimumN/A
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MaximumCompared to: All Farming, Fishing, Forestry, and Mining
Hourly Pay
$13.00
Minimum$18.00
Median$30.00
MaximumAnnual Pay
$4,009
Minimum$23,520
Median$87,170
MaximumAbout the job
Nature of work
This group of jobs is concerned with hunting and trapping wild animals for food, pelts, live sale, and killing unwanted predators. Trappers and hunters may specialize in trapping or hunting a kind of animal.
Job duties
Trappers:
- Set traps with bait and position traps along trails.
- Use snowmobiles or travel on foot, snowshoes, or skis to patrol trapline.
- Remove catch and reset traps and snares.
- Kill and skin catch for pelts and treat and pack pelts for marketing.
- Trap live animals for sale to buyers or for relocation purposes.
- Maintain and repair trapping equipment.
- Maintain trails and access to trapping lines.
- Trap designated animals for bounty or other control programs.
- May monitor animal population in the trapping regions to ensure future sustainability.
Hunters:
- Use boats or snowmobiles or travel on foot to reach hunting areas.
- Kill wild animals using firearms or other weapons.
- Skin dead animals for pelts using knives.
- Treat, pack, and transport pelts to processing plants or to public auctions.
- Maintain hunting equipment.
- May monitor animal population in the hunting regions to ensure future sustainability.
Sample job titles
- beaver trapper
- fur trapper
- game trapper
- hunter
- seal hunter - hunting and trapping
- trapper
Skills
- You should enjoy working outdoors and being physically active. Good eyesight and health are important. You may be exposed to extreme weather conditions and varying climates. You must be alert, patient, and observant.
Job requirements
- Trapping or hunting courses may be required in some provinces.
- A provincial trapping or hunting licence may be required.
Other considerations
- Trappers and hunters are usually self-employed and work on a seasonal basis often involving irregular or long hours. In some jurisdictions, trappers may be allocated trapping areas based on their experience.
By the numbers
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employed in 2016
employed full-time
self employed
median age
Compared to: All Farming, Fishing, Forestry, and Mining
employed in 2016
employed full-time
self employed
median age
Where will I likely work?
North Shore
N/ACompared to: All NS Occupations
Halifax
North Shore
Annapolis Valley
Cape Breton
Southern
Top Industries of Employment
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
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