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CAREER
Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$30,710
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
+3.3% (slower than the average)
Career
What Slaughterers and Meat Packers Do
Perform nonroutine or precision functions involving the preparation of large portions of meat. Work may include specialized slaughtering tasks, cutting standard or premium cuts of meat for marketing, making sausage, or wrapping meats. Work typically occurs in slaughtering, meat packing, or wholesale establishments.
Other Job Titles Slaughterers and Meat Packers May Have
Boning Room Worker, Meat Packager, Meat Packer, Meat Processor, Meat Trimmer, Meat Wrapper, Saw Man, Side Puller, Wrapper
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Remove bones, and cut meat into standard cuts in preparation for marketing.
- Sever jugular veins to drain blood and facilitate slaughtering.
- Tend assembly lines, performing a few of the many cuts needed to process a carcass.
- Shackle hind legs of animals to raise them for slaughtering or skinning.
- Slit open, eviscerate, and trim carcasses of slaughtered animals.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Most common level of education among people in
this career: High school diploma or equivalent (44%)
Less than high school diploma
High school diploma or equivalent
Some college, no degree
Other*
*All other responses combined for clarity.
Majors Related to Career
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