Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

What Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers Do

Use hand or hand tools to perform routine cutting and trimming of meat, poultry, and seafood.

Meat, poultry, and fish cutter and trimmer Salaries

• 2014 employment: 152,400
• May 2015 median annual wage: $23,870

Job Outlook for Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers

Projected employment change, 2014–24:

• Number of new jobs: -200
• Growth rate: 0 percent (Little or no change)

How to Become a Meat, poultry, or fish cutter and 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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*Some content used by permission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

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