Job Description:

• 1) Shucks fresh or steamed shellfish, such as oysters, clams, or scallops, preparatory to canning, freezing, or fresh packing: Holds shellfish firmly or against block and forces shucking knife between halves of shell at hinge juncture.

• 2) Twists knife to sever muscles holding shell closed and pries open.

• 3) Cuts shellfish from shell, flips it into container, and discards shell.

• 4) May break off edges of shells before shucking, using hatchet.

• 5) May be designated according to shellfish shucked as Clam Shucker; Oyster Shucker; Scallop Shucker.