Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Also known as: Animal Killer, Animal Sticker, Animal Stunner (+44 more)

Perform nonroutine or precision functions involving the preparation of large portions of meat. Work may include specialized slaughtering tasks, cutting standard or premium cuts of meat for marketing, making sausage, or wrapping meats. Work typically occurs in slaughtering, meat packing, or wholesale establishments.

🎓 Experience Level 2 (Some preparation needed) 📈 Agriculture

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What You'll Do

Remove bones, and cut meat into standard cuts in preparation for marketing.
Cut, trim, skin, sort, and wash viscera of slaughtered animals to separate edible portions from offal.
Slit open, eviscerate, and trim carcasses of slaughtered animals.
Tend assembly lines, performing a few of the many cuts needed to process a carcass.
Sever jugular veins to drain blood and facilitate slaughtering.
Shave or singe and defeather carcasses, and wash them in preparation for further processing or packaging.
Trim, clean, or cure animal hides.
Shackle hind legs of animals to raise them for slaughtering or skinning.
Skin sections of animals or whole animals.
Trim head meat, and sever or remove parts of animals' heads or skulls.

Essential Skills

Speaking 2.75/5

Active Listening 2.62/5

Critical Thinking 2.38/5

Social Perceptiveness 2.38/5

Monitoring 2.25/5

Operations Monitoring 2.25/5

Operation and Control 2.12/5

Troubleshooting 2.12/5

Quality Control Analysis 2.12/5

Active Learning 2.0/5

Learning Strategies 2.0/5

Coordination 2.0/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Dependability, Stress Tolerance, Cautiousness, Self-Control

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.75/5

Finger Dexterity 3.38/5

Manual Dexterity 3.25/5

Near Vision 3.25/5

Control Precision 3.12/5

Static Strength 3.12/5

Trunk Strength 3.12/5

Oral Comprehension 3.0/5

Technologies & Tools

AccountMate Software AccountMate AgInfoLink Meat Inventory Tracking System MITS Integrated Management Systems Food Connex Cloud Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Operating system software RFID software Second Foundation NaviMeat Traceability software

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.21/5)
Dependability (High importance: 4.17/5)
Stress Tolerance (High importance: 3.95/5)
Cautiousness (High importance: 3.78/5)
Self-Control (High importance: 3.63/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

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