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Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Production · SOC 51-3023
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$40,130
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
9,900
Proj. Annual Openings
69,950
Employment (OEWS 2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure0.8%
Top Skills
1.Speaking
2.Active Listening
3.Critical Thinking
4.Social Perceptiveness
5.Monitoring
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Boning Room Worker, Meat Packager, Meat Packer, Meat Processor, Meat Wrapper, Saw Man
Representative Tasks
- •Remove bones, and cut meat into standard cuts in preparation for marketing.
- •Sever jugular veins to drain blood and facilitate slaughtering.
- •Tend assembly lines, performing a few of the many cuts needed to process a carcass.
- •Shackle hind legs of animals to raise them for slaughtering or skinning.
- •Slit open, eviscerate, and trim carcasses of slaughtered animals.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Cut meat products.
- •Slaughter animals.
- •Process animal carcasses.
- •Clean materials to prepare them for production.
- •Prepare meat products for sale or consumption.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Office software · hotAccountMate Software AccountMateAgInfoLink Meat Inventory Tracking System MITSIntegrated Management Systems Food Connex CloudRFID softwareSecond Foundation NaviMeatTraceability software
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
0.5%
Avg AI Exposure
1
Bright Outlook
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Outlook | Average | 4% Bright |
| Median Salary | $40,130 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |