Butchers prepare meat for sale. They work with beef, pork, poultry, and seafood. They make cuts of meat, grind meat, and also make sausages. Butcher assistants support the butchery manager and provide quality meats and fish to customers.
It takes weeks to months to fully train as a butcher. They learn tasks like cutting, deboning, and grinding. More training is needed for specialty cuts.
Butchers work in shops, grocery stores, and processing plants. They select and inspect carcasses, then choose cuts on the carcass. Butchers cut, trim, tie, and grind the meat. They also package, weigh, label, and price it.
Being a butcher has pros and cons. A pro is good pay and benefits. However, butchers are required to lift heavy items and take animal lives.