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Group
Unit Group

8313 Meat, Poultry and Seafood Process Workers

Latest release
OSCA - Occupation Standard Classification for Australia
Reference period
2024, Version 1.0

8313 Meat, Poultry and Seafood Process Workers

Slaughter and eviscerate poultry, and process, grade and package meat, poultry, fish and shellfish.

Meat Boners and Slicers and Meat Packers are excluded from this unit group. Meat Boners and Slicers are included in Occupation 831231 Meat Boner and Slicer. Meat Packers are included in Occupation 832134 Meat Packer.

OSCA skill level

The occupations in this unit group have a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.

  • Skill Level 5: AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education
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