Grocery store butcher

Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate. Work site environment: Cold/refrigerated. Work setting: Butcher shop. Supermarket and meat department. Fish store. Supermarket/grocery store. Tasks: Clean meats to prepare for processing or cutting. Cut carcasses, sides and quarters. Prepare special cuts of meat ordered by customers. Cut, trim and prepare standard cuts of meat. Wrap and package prepared meats. Remove bones from meat. Weigh meats for sale. Cut poultry into parts. Price meat products. Clean and prepare fish and shellfish. Sell meats to customers. Cut fish into steaks and fillets. Supervise other butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers. Grind meats. Train meat cutters. Make special sausages. Slice cooked meats. Prepare special displays of meats, poultry and fish products. Shape, lace and tie roasts, other meats, poultry and se...