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Butchers and Meat Cutters

Job Information

Cut, trim, or prepare consumer-sized portions of meat for use or sale in retail establishments.

Information

  • Most workers in manual food processing jobs require little or no training prior to being hired.
  • As more jobs involving cutting and processing meat shift from retail stores to food processing plants, job growth will be concentrated among lesser skilled workers, who are employed primarily in manufacturing.
  • Highly skilled bakers should be in demand.

Statistics

Personality I'm hands on
Salary $28,460/yr ($14.23/hr)
Job Outlook Average
Education High School diploma