Cataleg D ocupacions capçalera

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Ocupacions

Fish trimmer

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Fish preparation worker Fish processor Fish trimmer

Fish trimmers cut off fish heads and remove organs from the body for fish and seafood production. They remove organs by scraping and washing, cut out areas presenting defects, and package the processed fish in appropriate containers.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Slaughtering animals;
(b) Flaying and trimming carcasses;
(c) Boning, cutting and dressing meat and fish for sale or further processing;
(d) Preparing ingredients and making sausages and similar products using chopping, mixing and shaping machines;
(e) Curing meat, fish and other foods;
(f) Operating smokehouses or ovens to smoke meat, fish and other foodstuffs;
(g) Cooking or in other ways preparing meat, fish and related food items for sale;
(h) Selling meat or fish to customers, including wrapping, weighing and labelling products, and receiving payment.

Knowledge

  • Law

Digital competencies

  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Preparing food and drinks
  • Ensuring compliance with legislation
  • Cleaning tools, equipment, workpieces and vehicles
  • Collaborating and liaising

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Communicating
  • Following ethical code of conduct

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Food processing, woodworking, garment and other craft and related trades workers

Food processing and related trades workers

Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers

666

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

5,74%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

32,84% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

54,05%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

15,78%

Part-time contracts

1,22% Turnover index

234

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-6%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Food processing, woodworking, garment and other craft and related trades workers

73%

27%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Food processing, woodworking, garment and other craft and related trades workers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Food processing and related trades workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers

No experience
18%
Less than 1 year
9%
Between 1 and 2 years
20%
Between 2 and 4 years
32%
Between 4 and 8 years
8%
More than 8 years
13%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
25%
Administrative and support service activities
13%
Construction
12%
Manufacturing
12%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
11%
Others
27%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.