Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Top 3 Slaughterers Jobs

  • Stadium Janitor - Training Provided, $17/hr - Hospitality Staffing Solutions - Columbus,OH

    HSS is currently seeking energetic and highly motivated Janitors to join our team! The ideal candidate for this position is detail-oriented, flexible...

  • Seasonal Package Handler (Warehouse like) - FedEx - Grove City,OH

    IMMEDIATE OPENINGS! Come for a job and stay for a career! Federal Express Corporation (FEC) is part of the rapidly growing warehouse and transportation sector that helps keep America, and our economy, moving. Be part of a...

  • Traffic Control Flagger - AWP Safety - Grove City,OH

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Top 3 Meat Packers Jobs

  • Stadium Janitor - Training Provided, $17/hr - Hospitality Staffing Solutions - Columbus,OH

    HSS is currently seeking energetic and highly motivated Janitors to join our team! The ideal candidate for this position is detail-oriented, flexible...

  • Seasonal Package Handler (Warehouse like) - FedEx - Grove City,OH

    IMMEDIATE OPENINGS! Come for a job and stay for a career! Federal Express Corporation (FEC) is part of the rapidly growing warehouse and transportation sector that helps keep America, and our economy, moving. Be part of a...

  • Team Member - Arby's - Columbus,OH

    We're glad you're here. Think about it – you and us? Sounds like it could be a match made in the meat heavens. If you're here for [benefits and perks]( such as: * Weekly Pay * Flexible Schedule * Shift Meal Discount and Family...

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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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*Some content used by permission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

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