Butchers, Meat Cutters and Fishmongers
Job description
These individuals prepare regular cuts of meat, poultry, fish, and shellfish. This group includes department heads. They are self-employed or work for:
- Supermarkets
- Butcher shops
- Fish shops
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Uncontrolled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Prepare cuts and assortments of meat, poultry, fish, and shellfish.
- Chop meat.
- Shape and tie meat, poultry, or fish.
- Manage stocks and keep records of products sold.
- Choose the products to be presented according to the requirements of the trade and customers.
- Ensure that storage conditions are adequate.
- Supervise staff, as required.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2019 to 2021.- Minimum
- $14.25
- Median
- $16.85
- Maximum
- $21.50
Job prospects for 2021-2025
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Job prospects for 2021-2025
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2020
All of Québec
7,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 14.7% Female
- 85.3% Male
Not available.
- 14.7% Female
- 85.3% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2015
All of Québec
$34,000
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 44, 4594% of jobs
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NAICS 413% of jobs
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NAICS 721% of jobs
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 11520% of jobs
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NAICS 311, 3120% of jobs
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Others2% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 44, 4594% of jobs
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NAICS 413% of jobs
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NAICS 721% of jobs
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 11520% of jobs
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NAICS 311, 3120% of jobs
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Others2% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS in boucherie de détail 
Code : 5268
Placement rate: 82.9%
13% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- Experience is often required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Active listening
- Reading comprehension
- Result evaluation
- Oral expression
- Time management
- Service oriented
- Critical thought
- Social perception
Abilities
- Manual dexterity
- Near vision
- Hand-arm stability
- Classification
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Information organization
- Control accuracy
- Awareness of issues
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Digital dexterity
- Core strength
- Colour perception and distinction
- Speech recognition
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Knowledge of production and treatment
- Respect standards and regulations
- Friendliness
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Commitment to quality
- Knowledge of plant and animal production
- Timeliness
Interests
- Work in sales or client service
- Work manually
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 6331
Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale
Job titles
- Retail Butchers
- Fishmongers
- Butcher apprentice
- Supermarket butcher
- Butcher - wholesale
- Butcher - retail or wholesale
- Butcher - butcher shop
- Retail butcher
- Butcher - delicatessen
- Grocery store butcher
- Head butcher - retail
- Head butcher - wholesale
- Head butcher - retail or wholesale
- Retail meat cutter
- Meat cutter - retail or wholesale
- Meat portion cutter - retail or wholesale
- Supermarket meat cutter
- Pork cutter - retail or wholesale
- Fishmonger
- Commis-bouchers/commis-bouchères
Skill type
Sales and service
Last update: December 22, 2022
