A professional who salts (cures) and trims hides to prepare hides for storage or shipment, performing any combination of following tasks. Respnsibilities include:

• Spreads hides, flesh side up, in layers on pile.
• Shovels and spreads salt over each layer of hides to preserve (cure) hides.
• Drags cured hides from pile and strikes hide against table to remove caked salt or sweeps salt from hides, using broom.
• Trims ears, ragged edges, snout skin, tail, and excess flesh from hide, using knife.
• Folds hides, flesh side inward, and ties cord around bundle.
• May scan hides for defects, such as holes and brandmarks.
• May be designated according to duty performed as Hide Salter; Hide Shaker; Hide Spreader.