Overview & Salary
Overview
Cut, trim, or prepare consumer-sized portions of meat for use or sale in retail establishments.
On the job, you would:
- 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.
Education
- high school diploma/GED
- no high school diploma/GED
Salary
Annual 10th percentile $27,500
Annual median $37,650
Annual 90th percentile $54,600
Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge
Business
- customer service
- sales and marketing
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- food production
- manufacture and distribution of products
Skills
Basic Skills
- 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
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Personality & Abilities
Personality
Realistic
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Self Control
- Initiative
Abilities
Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted