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O*NET-SOC 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.

From O*NET 30.3

Tasks

From O*NET 30.3, by importance, as O*NET OnLine lists them

Free · O*NET 30.3
  1. Use knives, cleavers, meat saws, bandsaws, or other equipment to perform meat cutting and trimming.Core8795
  2. Weigh meats and tag containers for weight and contents.Core8804
  3. Process primal parts into cuts that are ready for retail use.Supplemental8801
  4. Inspect meat products for defects, bruises or blemishes and remove them along with any excess fat.Core8799
  5. Cut and trim meat to prepare for packing.Core8797
  6. Separate meats and byproducts into specified containers and seal containers.Core8803
  7. 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.Supplemental8807
  8. Clean, trim, slice, and section carcasses for future processing.Supplemental8796
  9. Remove parts, such as skin, feathers, scales or bones, from carcass.Supplemental8798
  10. Obtain and distribute specified meat or carcass.Supplemental8802
  11. Produce hamburger meat and meat trimmings.Supplemental8800
  12. Clean and salt hides.Supplemental8805

Technology Skills

From O*NET 30.3, 4 examples in 4 categories, 1 Hot Technology

Free · O*NET 30.3

Inventory management software

  • Meat inventory software

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft ExcelHot Technology

Point of sale POS software

  • Sales software

Internet browser software

  • Web browser softwareIn Demand

Detailed Work Activities

From O*NET 30.3, under their work activities; open one for the AI skills Workforce Automation maps to it

Free · O*NET 30.3

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

  • Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials

  • Inspect food products.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information

  • Weigh finished products.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Processing Information

  • Sort materials or products for processing, storing, shipping, or grading.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Handling and Moving Objects

  • Process animal carcasses.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Cut meat products.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Prepare meat products for sale or consumption.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Monitoring and Controlling Resources

  • Distribute supplies to workers.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Job Zone

From O*NET 30.3

Free · O*NET 30.3

Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed

Workforce Automation analysis, not part of the source

WFA coverage: AI skills for this job

WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

Pilot mapping: these skill links come from our seed list and haven’t been reviewed yet. Expect them to change as each one is checked.

DWAs covered by an AI skill0 of 8
Distinct tools0
Level mix
  • No tools yet

Equivalents

NICE work roles, with their DCWF equivalents

Mapped to this job by the ETO-CSET NICE/O*NET crosswalk (2024); roles from NICE Framework Components v2.2.0, DCWF equivalents from DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)

Free · NICE Framework Components v2.2.0 and DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)

No NICE work role maps to this job.