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Butchers and Meat Cutters

Description

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

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Experience

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Education

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some may require a bachelor's degree.

Training

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.

Tasks

Estimates requirements and requisitions or orders meat supply.
Receives, inspects, and stores meat upon delivery.
Places meat on trays in display counter.
Records quantity of meat received and issued to cooks.
Shapes, laces, and ties roasts, using boning knife, skewer, and twine.
Cuts, trims, bones, ties, and grinds meats, such as beef, pork, poultry, and fish, to prepare meat in cooking form.
Wraps and weighs meat for customers and collects money for sales.

National Average Salary

$26,500.00/year

Average Salary in Maryland

$30,310.00/year

Important Abilities

   1. Manual Dexterity
   2. Finger Dexterity
   3. Oral Comprehension
   4. Wrist-Finger Speed
   5. Oral Expression

General Work Activities

   1. Handling and Moving Objects
   2. Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
   3. Performing for/Working With Public
   4. Performing General Physical Activities
   5. Judging Qualities of Things, Service, People

Important Skills

   1. Product Inspection
   2. Problem Identification
   3. Mathematics
   4. Management of Personnel Resources
   5. Identification of Key Causes

Frequent Work Context

   1. Indoors
   2. Standing
   3. Hazardous Situations
   4. Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
   5. Special Uniform

Related Careers

Related Majors (A) Associate (B) Bachelors (C) Certificate (D) Doctor (M) Master

Meat Technology (A)

MarylandMentor Institutions Offering Related Majors

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