Butchers - retail and wholesale | Occupational Profiles

Butchers - retail and wholesale

NOC

63201

prepare standard and specialty cuts of meat, poultry, fish and shellfish for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments.

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Butchers prepare standard and specialty cuts of meat, poultry, fish and shellfish for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments. They are employed in supermarkets, grocery stores, butcher shops and fish stores or may be self-employed. Butchers who are supervisors or heads of departments are included in this unit group. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Cut, trim, bone and otherwise prepare custom and/or standard cuts of meat, poultry, fish and shellfish for sale at self-serve counters or according to customers' orders

Prepare meat for special displays and/or delivery

Shape, lace and tie roasts and other meats, poultry or fish and may wrap or package fresh or frozen or prepared meats

Manage inventory, keep records of sales and determine amount, product line and freshness of products according to company and customer requirements

Adhere to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and food safety standards

Ensure food storage conditions are adequate

May supervise, direct work or train other butchers, meat cutters or fishmongers.

Also Known As

butcher - butcher shop
butcher apprentice
head butcher - wholesale
retail butcher

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school may be required.

Completion of a college or other butchery training program may be required.

Several years of on-the-job training in food stores is usually required for retail butchers.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

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15.6%

Female

84.4%

Male

Employment by age

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by age group.

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12.9%

15-24

9.7%

25-34

32.3%

35-44

25.8%

45-54

12.9%

55-64

6.5%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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19.4%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

48.4%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

0.0%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

0.0%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

0.0%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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93.5%

Retail trade

N/A

6.5%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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35.50%

Northeast

19.40%

Southeast

N/A

Southwest

N/A

Central

38.70%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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$37,000

Northeast

N/A

Southeast

N/A

Southwest

N/A

Central

$34,000

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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