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Overview
Meat preparations operators prepare fresh meat with spices, herbs, additives and other ingredients so meat products are ready for sale.
In job descriptions, look for meat grinding, ingredient dosing, chilling, refrigeration, hygiene routines, HACCP, GMP, knife handling, sanitation and cleaning of food production machinery.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Meat preparations operators usually work in chilled food-production areas, butcheries or processing lines where fresh meat is combined with recipes, additives and packaging requirements. The work is physical and process-driven: weighing, grinding, mixing, trimming, chilling and keeping surfaces, tools and machines sanitary.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include meat-part knowledge, ingredient dosing, knife handling, meat grinding, food storage, HACCP, GMP, refrigeration and cleaning of food machinery. Some roles focus on manual preparation; others include batch records, samples, machine upkeep or waste handling.
Salary context
Salary context depends on production volume, shift pattern, responsibility for hygiene checks, machine operation, recipe control, cold-chain work and whether the role includes leading a small line or training others.
Career paths
Development can move toward senior food-processing operator, butcher, quality-control support, production team lead, recipe preparation, cold-storage coordination or roles that train new staff in hygiene routines.
Good to know
Check whether the vacancy names the meat products, machinery, chilled area, hygiene system and expected pace. Clear adverts state whether work includes knives, grinders, trimming boxes, ingredient batches, cleaning duties and records for quality checks.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Production of meat and poultry meat products
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include butcher, kosher butcher and halal butcher.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
51-3022.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETButchers and Meat Cutters
51-3021.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
10.13Production of meat and poultry meat products
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers (7511)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7e33b166-4a6d-40f3-8048-83b3a9d3ef49 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7511.5 |
| ISCO group | 7511 |
| Concept type | Occupation |