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Butchers and Meat Cutters - 51-3021.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Cut, trim, or prepare consumer-sized portions of meat for use or sale in retail establishments.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Meat Cutter
  • Meat Manager
  • Meat Specialist
  • Meat Department Manager
  • Journeyman Meat Cutter
  • Market Manager
  • Butcher
  • Meat Clerk
  • Seafood and Service Meat Manager
  • Meat Wrapper

SOC Occupation Groups

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Cure, smoke, tenderize and preserve meat.
  • Cut, trim, bone, tie, and grind meats, such as beef, pork, poultry, and fish, to prepare meat in cooking form.
  • Estimate requirements and order or requisition meat supplies to maintain inventories.
  • Negotiate with representatives from supply companies to determine order details.
  • Prepare and place meat cuts and products in display counter, so they will appear attractive and catch the shopper's eye.
  • Prepare special cuts of meat ordered by customers.
  • Receive, inspect, and store meat upon delivery, to ensure meat quality.
  • Record quantity of meat received and issued to cooks and/or keep records of meat sales.
  • Shape, lace, and tie roasts, using boning knife, skewer, and twine.
  • Supervise other butchers or meat cutters.
  • Total sales, and collect money from customers.
  • Wrap, weigh, label and price cuts of meat.

Detailed Work Activities

  • attach or mark identification onto products or containers
  • collect payment
  • cut, trim, or clean meat, or carcasses
  • estimate materials or labor requirements
  • grind meats, such as beef, pork, poultry or fish
  • identify cut or grade of meat
  • inspect meat or meat products
  • inventory stock to ensure adequate supplies
  • load, unload, or stack containers, materials, or products
  • maintain production or work records
  • measure, weigh, or count products or materials
  • monitor worker performance
  • negotiate business contracts
  • operate food processing production equipment/machinery
  • order or purchase supplies, materials, or equipment
  • preserve, cure, or cold store meat, poultry or fish
  • price merchandise
  • requisition stock, materials, supplies or equipment
  • retrieve or place goods from/into storage
  • use hand or power tools
  • use knives
  • wrap products

Military Crosswalk Titles

No information available.

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

  • Butcher, Meat
  • Meat Cutter

DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Butcher, Meat
  • Meat Cutter
  • Meat-Cutter Apprentice