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Jobs / Production and manufacturing / 51-3022.00

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

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

US jobs
145,700
Median wage
$38,300 a year
Job family
Production and manufacturing

Can agents do the work of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers?

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.

  • 59%Prepare foods or beveragesNot measured
  • 13%Process animal carcassesNot measured
  • 7%Distribute materials, supplies, or resourcesNot measured
  • 6%Inspect completed work or finished productsNot measured
  • 5%Mark materials or objects for identificationNot measured
  • 5%Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipmentNot measured
  • 5%Sort materials or productsNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

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

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

Typical tasks

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

  • 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.
  • Process primal parts into cuts that are ready for retail use.
  • Prepare ready-to-heat foods by filleting meat or fish or cutting it into bite-sized pieces, preparing and adding vegetables or applying sauces or breading.
  • Clean, trim, slice, and section carcasses for future processing.
  • Remove parts, such as skin, feathers, scales or bones, from carcass.
  • Obtain and distribute specified meat or carcass.
  • Produce hamburger meat and meat trimmings.
  • Clean and salt hides.
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