Occupational Employment Statistics
51-3022 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Use hand or hand tools to perform routine cutting and trimming of meat, poultry, and seafood.
Southwest Minnesota
| 640 | 103 | $21.12/hr | $14.87/hr | $18.63/hr | $21.12/hr | $23.73/hr | $25.26/hr |
Minnesota
| 3,750 | 195 | $18.56/hr | $14.90/hr | $15.11/hr | $18.89/hr | $20.74/hr | $23.47/hr |
U S
| 138,300 | 1,383 | $18.32/hr | $14.28/hr | $15.83/hr | $18.05/hr | $20.22/hr | $22.96/hr |
Manufacturing | 3,430 | $18.84/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 310 | $20.16/hr |
Professional and Business Services | N/A | N/A |
- 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.
- Separate meats and byproducts into specified containers and seal containers.
- Produce hamburger meat and meat trimmings.
- Inspect meat products for defects, bruises or blemishes and remove them along with any excess fat.
- Obtain and distribute specified meat or carcass.
- Clean and salt hides.
- Process primal parts into cuts that are ready for retail use.
- Prepare sausages, luncheon meats, hot dogs, and other fabricated meat products, using meat trimmings and hamburger meat.
- Use knives, cleavers, meat saws, bandsaws, or other equipment to perform meat cutting and trimming.
- Weigh meats and tag containers for weight and contents.