Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Top 3 Meat Packers Jobs
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Refrigeration Manager
- National Beef Packing Co., LLC
- Liberal, KS
Experience in the Meat packing industry * Formal ammonia refrigeration training and certifications * Experience with Reverse Osmosis water treatment systems * Familiar with Boiler and Cooling Tower ...
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PRODUCTION FS
- Peco Foods
- Canton, MS
Cutting, trimming, and packing poultry. Using knives, cleavers, meat saws, bandsaws, or other equipment to perform meat cutting and trimming. Cut and trim meat to prepare for packing Remove parts ...
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Poultry Processing Worker - Batesville
- Peco Foods
- Batesville, AR
Cutting, trimming, and packing poultry. Using knives, cleavers, meat saws, bandsaws, or other equipment to perform meat cutting and trimming. Clean, trim, slice, and section carcasses for future ...
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. Excludes Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers who perform routine meat cutting.
Slaughterer and meat packer Salaries
- 2020 employment: 79,700
- May 2021 median annual wage: $29,900
Job Outlook for Slaughterers and meat packers
Projected employment change, 2020-30:
- Number of new jobs: 3,400
- Growth rate: 4 percent (Slower than average)
How to Become a Slaughterer or meat packer
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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