How do they match: Slaughterers and Meat Packers

  • Saw Operator
  • Tank House Operator

  • 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.

  • Cut, trim, skin, sort, and wash viscera of slaughtered animals to separate edible portions from offal.
  • Saw, split, or scribe carcasses into smaller portions to facilitate handling.
  • Slit open, eviscerate, and trim carcasses of slaughtered animals.