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Skills that raise your pay

• Whole-animal butchery

  Breaking sides of beef, pork and lamb from scratch. Specialty shops pay for it.

• Sausage and charcuterie

  Curing, smoking, sausage making. High-margin products.

• Dry aging and custom cuts

  Premium steakhouses and shops.

• Department management

  Ordering, margins, scheduling. The step up at a chain.

• Food safety certification

  A provincial food-handler certificate is cheap and expected.