Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Top 3 Slaughterers Jobs

  • Picking - Fastenal - Worthington,OH

    About the Role As a Fastenal Picking Associate, you'll play a crucial role in ensuring that customer orders are accurately and efficiently fulfilled. You'll work in a fast-paced warehouse environment, using various tools and technologies to...

  • Hospital Front Desk - Hospital Jobs - Columbus,OH

    About the Role As a Hospital Front Desk Receptionist, you'll be the first point of contact for patients, visitors, and healthcare providers. Your role is vital in ensuring a positive and welcoming experience for everyone who enters the...

  • Vault Processor-Warehouse - Brinks - Columbus,OH

    Brink's Vault Processor The Brink's Company (NYSE:BCO) is a leading global provider of cash and valuables management, digital retail solutions, and ATM managed services. Our customers include financial institutions, retailers,...

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Top 3 Meat Packers Jobs

  • Warehouse Picker Packer - Now Hiring - Randstad - Columbus,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 >>...

  • Sanitation Worker - CHEFS' WAREHOUSE - Columbus,OH

    Michael's Finer Meats & Seafoods With decades of expertise and a legacy rooted in quality, Michael's Finer Meats & Seafoods is a trusted partner to chefs across the Midwest and beyond. Known for premium center-of-the-plate offerings,...

  • Stocker - Meat - Restaurant Depot LLC - 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 wholesale cash-and-carry foodservice distributor. Our mission is to provide our...

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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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