Description
Use hands or hand tools to perform routine cutting and trimming of meat, poultry, and seafood.
Interests
- Realistic
- Conventional
Work Values
- Support
- Relationships
- Working Conditions
Work Styles
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Achievement/Effort
- Integrity
- Independence
Tasks
- 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.
- Cut and trim meat to prepare for packing.
- Separate meats and byproducts into specified containers and seal containers.
Work Activities
- Getting Information
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Detailed Work Activities
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Technology Skills
- Spreadsheet software
- Point of sale POS software
- Internet browser software
- Inventory management software
Abilities
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Control Precision
- Near Vision
- Manual Dexterity
- Oral Expression
Skills
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Monitoring
- Speaking
Knowledge
- Production and Processing
- Food Production
- Public Safety and Security
- Mathematics
- Administration and Management
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
AMSA Meat Evaluation CertificationCertifying Organization
American Meat Science Association
Type
Core
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $33,776 |
| Median (50%) | $40,205 |
| High (90%) | $47,680 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $35,778 |
| Mid Level | $41,649 |
| Senior Level | $45,629 |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 141,100 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 147,700 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 5%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 5%
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