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        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.
    
    
        
    
    
        
        
        
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
	
	
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                            Central Minnesota               
                         | 1,860 | 230 | $17.70/hr | $15.20/hr | $15.20/hr | $19.42/hr | $19.84/hr | $19.84/hr | 
	
	
	 
        
     
    
        
    
    
        
            
            
	
		
		
		
	
		
			
		
	
	
		| Manufacturing | 2,840 | $19.47/hr | 
	
		| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 550 | $18.82/hr | 
	
	
	 
         
        
             
        
        
            
            
         
        
            
            
        
     
    
        
	
            
            
	
            
            
            
            
            
		- 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.