Meat Cutters

(NOC 6251)
+9.88%
 

Requirement

You usually need a high school diploma.

You may need a college or other meat-cutting training program or a three-year meat-cutting apprenticeship.

On-the-job training is usually provided for retail butchers and meat cutters in food stores.

Trade certification is available, but voluntary, in British Columbia.

Most recent entrants have a high school diploma, and almost 2 in 5 have a trade/vocational certificate or community college diploma.

Degrees Associated with This Career

High School Diploma
Certificate
Diploma

Useful Experience/Skills

Food service
Customer service
Estimating

Useful Secondary School Subjects

English
Math

Olds College of Agriculture & Technology
Olds, Alberta, CA

Related Program(s):
Meat Processing Certificate
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Modified on January 26, 2022