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Career: Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Job Description
Work in slaughtering, meat packing, or wholesale establishments performing precision functions involving the preparation of meat. Work may include specialized slaughtering tasks, cutting standard or premium cuts of meat for marketing, making sausage, or wrapping meats.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
77
|
Remove bones, and cut meat into standard cuts in preparation for marketing. |
64
|
Saw, split, or scribe carcasses into smaller portions to facilitate handling. |
55
|
Grind meat into hamburger, and into trimmings used to prepare sausages, luncheon meats, and other meat products. |
52
|
Trim head meat, and sever or remove parts of animals' heads or skulls. |
52
|
Wrap dressed carcasses and/or meat cuts. |
50
|
Skin sections of animals or whole animals. |
49
|
Slit open, eviscerate, and trim carcasses of slaughtered animals. |
49
|
Shackle hind legs of animals to raise them for slaughtering or skinning. |
47
|
Tend assembly lines, performing a few of the many cuts needed to process a carcass. |
45
|
Sever jugular veins to drain blood and facilitate slaughtering. |
43
|
Cut, trim, skin, sort, and wash viscera of slaughtered animals to separate edible portions from offal. |
39
|
Stun animals prior to slaughtering. |
37
|
Trim, clean, and/or cure animal hides. |
33
|
Shave or singe and defeather carcasses, and wash them in preparation for further processing or packaging. |
28
|
Slaughter animals in accordance with religious law, and determine that carcasses meet specified religious standards. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
78
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
60
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
54
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
52
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
52
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
51
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
47
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
47
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
45
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
44
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
43
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
41
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
40
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
39
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
39
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
38
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
36
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
35
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
35
|
Thinking Creatively
|
35
|
Processing Information
|
35
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
34
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
33
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
32
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
32
|
Getting Information
|
30
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
30
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
22
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
22
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
20
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
20
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
17
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
17
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
15
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
14
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
13
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
11
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
7
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
4
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
4
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
3
|
Interacting With Computers
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