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Butcher

Three questions want to answer in my research about this job 1. What the pay is like in this job? 2.What skills/qualifications are needed for this job? 3.What type of hours are worked in this job ?

1.$17-$22 per hour 2.Interacting with customers, making them smile 3.40 per week

What sources i used to find this information ,list these in order of useful

1.[] 2.[] 3.[|tps://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advice/planning/jobprofiles/Pages/butcher.aspx]

=__** About the job **__= =Summary Butchers cut, prepare and sell meat in a butcher's shop or a supermart= =Supervise other butchers or meat cutters.=
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__** Skills and knowledge **__
Butchers need to have knowledge of: > ==__** Personal requirements **__== > Butchers need to be: >> Useful experience for butchers includes: >>> Butchers need to have good hand-eye co-ordination. They also need to be reasonably fit as they often stand on their feet for long periods and may have to lift heavy items
 * different cuts and grades of meat, and how long they remain fresh
 * how to prepare and cook different types of meat
 * how to safely use knives and other butchery equipment
 * food hygiene legislation and regulations
 * careful and safety-conscious
 * organised
 * able to follow directions
 * able to use their initiative
 * skilled in handling, preparing and presenting meat products
 * good at customer service
 * good at listening.
 * ==__** Useful experience **__==
 * any work in kitchens
 * food hygiene courses
 * retail work
 * farm work
 * work at a meat processing plant or as a meat packer
 * work as a clean-up person in a butchery
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__** Secondary education **__
Three years' secondary education and a good level of English and mathematics is recommended. Other useful subjects include general science or biology, and home economics. You could also join Gateway – a school-run work experience programme for Year 11 to 13 students involving one day a week in a workplace. Gateway students can do four units from the first year of the National Meat Retail Butchery qualification as part of their work experience at a butchery. To do this work programme, you need to talk to the Gateway co-ordinator at your school, who will match you with the right employer.

in conclusion i want to be a butcher because it funny and it runs in my family.to be a butcher i need to be concentrated and organised and careful in the work area.i need to able to follow instructions and good listening skills.
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