Skilled Trades

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Cut, trim, or prepare consumer-sized portions of meat for use or sale in retail establishments.

Median salary

$38,960

Typical range

$29k – $57k

Job outlook

+1% (about average)

AI exposure

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Education

Typical entry: No degree required

•Prepare and place meat cuts and products in display counter to appear attractive and catch the shopper's eye.
•Wrap, weigh, label, and price cuts of meat.
•Cut, trim, bone, tie, and grind meats, such as beef, pork, poultry, and fish, to prepare in cooking form.
•Prepare special cuts of meat ordered by customers.
•Receive, inspect, and store meat upon delivery to ensure meat quality.

Any field

Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.