Butcher: pay, what you do and current jobs
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Butchers cut, trim and prepare portions of meat for sale in shops.
- Typical full-time pay in NZ$54,000–$82,000 a year (up to $99,000)
- Training0-2 years
- IndustryFood processing
Pay is for full-time work across New Zealand. Part-time and hourly roles are paid by the hour; check each advert.
3 butcher jobs on ManyJobs now
- Part Time Butcher/Knife HandNew World · Albany, Auckland
- Qualified Butcher or Experienced Knife HandFoodstuffs retail · Gisborne
- Butcher/Knife HandFoodstuffs retail · Tauranga
What you’d do
- cut meat into portions
- prepare meat for sale
- inspect meat for freshness
- weight meat products
- label meat
- record stock and production information
- order supplies like spices and packaging
- calculate prices for meat products
- take payments from customers
Life on the job
Butchers:
- usually work regular business hours but may work shifts, including early mornings, evenings and weekends
- usually work in butcher shops or supermarkets
- may work in cold and hazardous conditions
- need to be accurate, practical and safety conscious
How to get in
You usually need to do an apprenticeship to become a butcher and experience may be useful.
You usually need NCEA Level 2 to do the study or training for this job.
You may need:
- to do an apprenticeship in butchery
- a New Zealand Certificate in Trade Butchery (Level 4)
- a New Zealand Certificate in Butchery Operational Management (Level 5)
- experience in similar work
Also known as: Meat worker, halal butcher, knife hand
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