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Butchers and Meat Cutters

SOC 51-3021.00

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

Zone 2 Production
8
Skills
8
Knowledge
2
Job Zone
No
Green

Top Skills 8

Active Listening
3.1
Reading Comprehension
3.0
Speaking
3.0
Critical Thinking
3.0
Monitoring
3.0
Social Perceptiveness
3.0
Service Orientation
3.0
Time Management
3.0

Knowledge Areas 8

Customer and Personal Service
4.1
Food Production
3.9
Production and Processing
3.4
Sales and Marketing
3.1
English Language
2.8
Administration and Management
2.5
Mathematics
2.5
Education and Training
2.3

Key Tasks

1Prepare and place meat cuts and products in display counter, so they will appear attractive and catch the shopper's eye.
2Wrap, weigh, label, and price cuts of meat.
3Cut, trim, bone, tie, and grind meats, such as beef, pork, poultry, and fish, to prepare meat in cooking form.
4Prepare special cuts of meat ordered by customers.
5Receive, inspect, and store meat upon delivery, to ensure meat quality.

Also Known As

Blockman Butcher Butcher Apprentice Butcher Assistant Cleaver Halal Butcher Journeyman Meat Cutter Kosher Butcher Meat Carver Meat Clerk

Tools & Equipment

Air knives Anti-griddles Auto feed grinders Bacon slicers Balers

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