# Tasks & work activities — halal butcher

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 51-3022.00 (Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers).

## Task statements

- **[Core]** Use knives, cleavers, meat saws, bandsaws, or other equipment to perform meat cutting and trimming.
- **[Core]** Cut and trim meat to prepare for packing.
- **[Core]** Inspect meat products for defects, bruises or blemishes and remove them along with any excess fat.
- **[Core]** Separate meats and byproducts into specified containers and seal containers.
- **[Core]** Weigh meats and tag containers for weight and contents.
- **[Supplemental]** Clean, trim, slice, and section carcasses for future processing.
- **[Supplemental]** Remove parts, such as skin, feathers, scales or bones, from carcass.
- **[Supplemental]** Produce hamburger meat and meat trimmings.
- **[Supplemental]** Process primal parts into cuts that are ready for retail use.
- **[Supplemental]** Obtain and distribute specified meat or carcass.
- **[Supplemental]** Clean and salt hides.
- **[Supplemental]** 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.

## Detailed work activities

- Cut meat products.
- Distribute supplies to workers.
- Inspect food products.
- Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
- Prepare meat products for sale or consumption.
- Process animal carcasses.
- Sort materials or products for processing, storing, shipping, or grading.
- Weigh finished products.