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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

SOC: 51-3022.00 · Job Zone 1 (Little or no preparation)

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

Wage & Employment (2024)

Median Wage

$37,700

per year

Mean Wage

$38,640

per year

Employment

141K

workers

Wage Range

$29,200 - $48,680

10th - 90th pct

Wage Distribution

$29,200Median: $37,700$48,680

Task Breakdown

13 tasks analyzed

Use knives, cleavers, meat saws, bandsaws, or other equipment to perform meat cutting and trimming.

Weigh meats and tag containers for weight and contents.

Process primal parts into cuts that are ready for retail use.

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.

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.

Prepare sausages, luncheon meats, hot dogs, and other fabricated meat products, using meat trimmings and hamburger meat.

Obtain and distribute specified meat or carcass.

Produce hamburger meat and meat trimmings.

Clean and salt hides.

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