Slaughterers and Meat Packers

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Top 3 Meat Packers Jobs

  • Apprentice Meat Cutter - Giant Eagle - Columbus,OH

    Giant Eagle - - Responsibilities: Learn to cut meat to be sold to customers by taking the product out of the cooler and cutting meat into smaller sizes to be packaged for sale; Learn to make ground meat by putting coarse ground into grinder...

  • Retail Merchandiser - Weekends - The Retail Odyssey Company - Columbus,OH

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  • Warehouse Picker Packer - Now Hiring - Randstad - Groveport,OH

    Randstad - [Material Handler / Freight Handler] As a Picker Packer at Randstad, you'll: Perform lifting up to 50 lbs unassisted; Operate a manual pallet jack, standing on feet for up to 8 hours; Operate an RF scanner...Hiring Immediately >>...

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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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