Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers

Also called: Deboner, Meat Cutter, Trimmer

Career Cluster: Manufacturing
What they do:
Use hands or hand tools to perform routine cutting and trimming of meat, poultry, and seafood.
On the job, you would:
  • Use knives, cleavers, meat saws, bandsaws, or other equipment to perform meat cutting and trimming.
  • Weigh meats and tag containers for weight and contents.
  • Inspect meat products for defects, bruises or blemishes and remove them along with any excess fat.
KNOWLEDGE

Safety and Government
  • public safety and security
Math and Science
  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
  • manufacture and distribution of products
  • food production
Business
  • management
SKILLS

Social
  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
Basic Skills
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
ABILITIES

Hand and Finger Use
  • keep your arm or hand steady
  • hold or move items with your hands
Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say
PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Achievement/Effort
  • Integrity
  • Independence
  • Initiative
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Internet browser software
  • Web browser software
Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Excel
Point of sale POS software
  • Sales software
EDUCATION


no high school diploma/GED or high school diploma/GED
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JOB OUTLOOK


Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.


Salary:
High: $48,680.00
Median: $37,700.00
Low: $29,200.00
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