Slaughterers and Meat Packers

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    Groundsman / Laborer Columbus, Ohio Opportunity to travel extensively and work outside. Operate heavy or specialized equipment (i.e. Sideboom, Track Loader, Excavator, Vac Truck, Grapple Truck, etc.). Guaranteed 40 hours per week with...

  • Warehouse Team Member - Rogue - Columbus,OH

    Warehouse Team Member As a Warehouse Team Member you will store merchandise or materials, fill orders, and pack, crate, and ship products to customers. The Warehouse Picker operates powered equipment to load/unload materials from...

  • Yard Driver - Plastipak Packaging - Columbus,OH

    As a Plastipak Yard Driver, you safely & efficiently transport trailers across the external areas of the facility. Plastipak is an industry leader with a large operation in Jackson Center, Ohio recognized as an America's Safest Companies by EHS...

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Top 3 Meat Packers Jobs

  • Stocker - Meat - Restaurant Depot LLC - Columbus,OH

    Position Title: Stocker - MeatDepartment: MeatSupervisor: Meat ManagerFLSA: Full/Part Time, Hourly, 8-10 Hour Shifts, UnionRestaurant Depot is a wholesale cash-and-carry foodservice distributor. Our mission is to provide our customers with Savings,...

  • Packer-40 - AMCOR - New Albany,OH

    Accelerate The Possible At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our...

  • Stocker - Meat - Jetro Restaurant Depot - Columbus,OH

    Position Title: Stocker - Meat Department: Meat Supervisor: Meat Manager FLSA: Full/Part Time, Hourly, 8-10 Hour Shifts, Union Restaurant Depot is a...

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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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