Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Top 3 Meat Packers Jobs

Meat packers 6am start - EFP Staffing - City of Industry, CA
We are recruiting a Meat Packers 6am Start to join our team! Responsibilities: * Pick and pack * Fast paced heavy lifting * Load, unload, and stage products and materials * Adhere to safety policies ...
Poultry Cutter - Packer - K&M Meat Packing Co - Los Angeles, CA
Job Summary All chicken Cutters work under close supervision to cut, trim, and prepare consumer-sized portions of poultry for use or sale to Hotels, Country Clubs, Resorts, Restaurants, and ...
Meats Butcher Cutter - K&M Meat Packing Co - Los Angeles, CA
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What Slaughterers and meat packers Do

Work in slaughtering, meat packing, or wholesale establishments performing precision functions involving the preparation of meat. Work may include specialized slaughtering tasks, cutting standard or premium cuts of meat for marketing, making sausage, or wrapping meats. Excludes Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers who perform routine meat cutting.

Slaughterer and meat packer Salaries

2014 employment: 86,400
May 2015 median annual wage: $25,650

Job Outlook for Slaughterers and meat packers

Projected employment change, 2014–24:

Number of new jobs: -500
Growth rate: -1 percent (Little or no change)

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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