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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Production · SOC 51-3022
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$38,300
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
20,800
Proj. Annual Openings
145,700
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-0.9%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 51-3022 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 43/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $38,300
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 20,800
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +5.5%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 21,782 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Active ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingMonitoringJudgment and Decision Making
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure0.7%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
12.4%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI0%
AI ability · AIOE37.3%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne94%
Top Skills
1.Active Listening
2.Speaking
3.Critical Thinking
4.Monitoring
5.Judgment and Decision Making
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Use hands or hand tools to perform routine cutting and trimming of meat, poultry, and seafood.
Common titles: Beef Trimmer, Breast Trimmer, Chicken Cutter, Deboner, Fish Processor, Meat Cutter
Representative Tasks
- •Use knives, cleavers, meat saws, bandsaws, or other equipment to perform meat cutting and trimming.
- •Weigh meats and tag containers for weight and contents.
- •Inspect meat products for defects, bruises or blemishes and remove them along with any excess fat.
- •Cut and trim meat to prepare for packing.
- •Separate meats and byproducts into specified containers and seal containers.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Cut meat products.
- •Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
- •Weigh finished products.
- •Prepare meat products for sale or consumption.
- •Inspect food products.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel · hotWeb browser softwareMeat inventory softwareSales software
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
0.5%
Avg AI Exposure
1
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 51-3022: 2019 — employment: 153,990, median wage: $28,100; 2020 — employment: 147,760, median wage: $30,190; 2021 — employment: 132,100, median wage: $29,730; 2022 — employment: 133,460, median wage: $35,070; 2023 — employment: 138,300, median wage: $36,300; 2025 — employment: 145,700, median wage: $38,300.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Outlook | Average | 4% Bright |
| Median Salary | $38,300 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |