Butchers and Meat Cutters
Butchers and meat Cutters convert animals carcasses into pieces of meat for sale to customers.
2%
15%
83%
National data for butchers and other meat, poultry and fish processing workers (SOC 51-3020).
$17,250
$24,810
$35,970
$8.29
No Info
$17.29
Based on Nebraska Wage Figures

Education

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • On-the-job Training Program

    • Hours

    Usually work a regular 40-hour week BUTCHER and MEAT CUTTERS will:
  • Use knives, cleavers, meat saws, band saws, and other equipment.
  • Work alone most of the time
  • Stand for long periods of time
  • Usually work in meatpacking or poultry processing plants
  • Some work in grocery stores
    • BUTCHER and MEAT CUTTERS frequently:
  • Stand for long periods of time.
  • Use hands to handle, control, or feel objects or tools.
  • Repeat movements over and over.
  • Walk or run for long periods of time.
  • Bend or twist their body.
    • It is important that BUTCHER and MEAT CUTTERS be able to:
  • Hold the arm and hand in one position or hold the hand steady while moving the arm.
  • Use hands or fingers to grasp, move, or assemble objects.
  • See details of objects that are less than a few feet away.
  • Understand the speech of another person.
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