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Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers

What do they do?

Use hands or hand tools to perform routine cutting and trimming of meat, poultry, and seafood.

Education Required

Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate.

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What Does This Job Pay?

Median Annual Salary: $36,300

Median Hourly Salary: $17

$28,700

$36,300

$46,150

One out of ten earn less than $28,700

The median salary is $36,300

One out of ten earn more than $46,150

Top Skills For This Job

Basic Skills
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Talking to others
Looking for ways to help people
Understanding people's reactions
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Teaching people how to do something
Reading work related information
Using math to solve problems
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Reading work related information
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Talking to others
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Understanding people's reactions
Looking for ways to help people
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Talking to others
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Using math to solve problems
Talking to others
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Using math to solve problems
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
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
Social
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Talking to others
Looking for ways to help people
Understanding people's reactions
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Teaching people how to do something
Reading work related information
Using math to solve problems
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Reading work related information
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Talking to others
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Understanding people's reactions
Looking for ways to help people
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Talking to others
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Using math to solve problems
Talking to others
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Using math to solve problems
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
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
Changing what is done based on other people's actions

Will There Be Jobs?

New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

Typical Daily 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.