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Butchers and Meat Cutters

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

US jobs
136,430
Median wage
$40,140 a year
Job family
Production and manufacturing

Can agents do the work of butchers and meat cutters?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Production and manufacturing: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)

No direct benchmark gives a success rate.

0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.

  • 49%Prepare foods or beveragesNot measured
  • 11%Inspect completed work or finished productsNot measured
  • 7%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
  • 6%Maintain operational recordsNot measured
  • 5%Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processingNot measured
  • 5%Determine resource needs of projects or operationsNot measured
  • 5%Purchase goods or servicesNot measured
  • 4%Confer with clients to determine needs or order specificationsNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in production and manufacturing, not always this occupation's tasks.

Also relevant

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Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Prepare and place meat cuts and products in display counter to appear attractive and catch the shopper's eye.
  • Wrap, weigh, label, and price cuts of meat.
  • Cut, trim, bone, tie, and grind meats, such as beef, pork, poultry, and fish, to prepare in cooking form.
  • Prepare special cuts of meat ordered by customers.
  • Receive, inspect, and store meat upon delivery to ensure meat quality.
  • Estimate requirements and order or requisition meat supplies to maintain inventories.
  • Shape, lace, and tie roasts, using boning knife, skewer, and twine.
  • Record quantity of meat received and issued to cooks or keep records of meat sales.
  • Supervise other butchers or meat cutters.
  • Cure, smoke, tenderize, and preserve meat.
  • Negotiate with representatives from supply companies to determine order details.
Other job titles for this occupation (32)

Butcher · Meat Clerk · Meat Cutter · Meat Specialist · Meat Wrapper · Beef Shoppe Clerk · Blockman · Butcher Block Clerk · Cleaver · Halal Butcher · Hotel and Restaurant Butcher · Journeyman Meat Cutter · Kosher Butcher · Meat Associate · Meat Butcher · Meat Carver · Meat Counter Clerk · Meat Counter Worker · Meat Dresser · Meat Loiner · Meat Service Team Member · Meat Slicer · Meat Team Member · Meatcutter · Meatman · Seafood Associate · Seafood Clerk · Seafood Counter Clerk · Seafood Service Team Member · Service Meat Clerk · Slicer · Small Order Cutter