Cutters and Trimmers (Hand)

Top 3 Cutter and Trimmer Jobs

  • Apprentice Meat Cutter - Giant Eagle - Columbus,OH

    Giant Eagle - - Responsibilities: Learn to cut meat to be sold to customers and cut meat into smaller sizes for sale; Learn to make ground meat by grinding and tray meat; Accurately record and assist in preparation of special orders; Assist in...

  • Meat Cutter - Costco - Columbus,OH

    Costco Wholesale Corp. - - Responsibilities: Cuts, trims and prepares raw meat for sale using saws, knives, grinder, and tenderizer. ...

  • Industrial Maintenance Technician - Altium Packaging - Columbus,OH

    Altium Packaging - 1917 Joyce Avenue - Responsibilities: Perform repairs, preventive and corrective maintenance on production machinery, plant blow mold equipment and facility; Install, adjust and repair blow mold, trimmers, palletizer and...

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What Cutters and trimmers Do

Use hand tools or hand-held power tools to cut and trim a variety of manufactured items, such as carpet, fabric, stone, glass, or rubber.


Cutter and trimmer Salaries

  • 2020 employment: 8,100
  • May 2021 median annual wage: $30,230

Job Outlook for Cutters and trimmers

Projected employment change, 2020-30:

  • Number of new jobs: -2,400
  • Growth rate: -30 percent (Decline)

How to Become a Cutter or trimmer

Education and training:

  • Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential
  • Work experience in a related occupation: None
  • Typical on-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training

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