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Slaughterer

OFO Code: 681101

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
681101
Occupation
Slaughterer
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
SKILLED AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, FISHERY, CRAFT AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS
Unit group
6811 · Butchers, Fishmongers and Related Food Preparers

Official description
Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers slaughter animals, clean, cut and dress meat and fish, remove bones and prepare related food items or preserve meat, fish and other foods and food products by drying, salting for smoking.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Sheep Slaughterer, Pork Slaughterer, Game Slaughterer, Cattle Slaughterer, Equine Slaughterer, Halaal Slaughter, Crocodile Slaughterer

  • Selling meat or fish to customers, including wrapping, weighing and labelling products, and receiving payment
  • Curing meat, fish and other foods
  • Cooking or in other ways preparing meat, fish and related food items for sale
  • Slaughtering animals
  • Operating smokehouses or ovens to smoke meat, fish and other foodstuffs
  • Boning, cutting and dressing meat and fish for sale or further processing
  • Preparing ingredients and making sausages and similar products using chopping, mixing and shaping machines
  • Flaying and trimming carcasses

2. Demand status

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