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DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-3022 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers



Use hand or hand tools to perform routine cutting and trimming of meat, poultry, and seafood.

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Southwest Minnesota 640103$21.12/hr$14.87/hr$18.63/hr$21.12/hr$23.73/hr$25.26/hr
Minnesota 3,750195$18.56/hr$14.90/hr$15.11/hr$18.89/hr$20.74/hr$23.47/hr
U S 138,3001,383$18.32/hr$14.28/hr$15.83/hr$18.05/hr$20.22/hr$22.96/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing3,430$18.84/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities310$20.16/hr
Professional and Business ServicesN/AN/A
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Northeast Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/AN/AN/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A$18.52/hrN/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Rochester MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 30$21.99/hrN/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 170$18.89/hrN/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 220$18.57/hrN/A
Northwest Balance of State 440$18.62/hrN/A
Northwest Minnesota 450$18.62/hr7.8%
Southeast Minnesota 630$20.75/hr5.7%
Southwest Minnesota 640$21.12/hr9.7%
Southeast Balance of State 710$20.74/hrN/A
Southwest Balance of State 820$19.73/hrN/A
Central Minnesota 1,840$18.65/hr6.5%
Minnesota 3,750$18.89/hr7.2%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 430$17.57/hr0.3%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 2,990$19.70/hr2.7%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 3,290$28.76/hr3.9%


  • Prepare ready-to-heat foods by filleting meat or fish or cutting it into bite-sized pieces, preparing and adding vegetables or applying sauces or breading.
  • Separate meats and byproducts into specified containers and seal containers.
  • Produce hamburger meat and meat trimmings.
  • Inspect meat products for defects, bruises or blemishes and remove them along with any excess fat.
  • Obtain and distribute specified meat or carcass.
  • Clean and salt hides.
  • Process primal parts into cuts that are ready for retail use.
  • Prepare sausages, luncheon meats, hot dogs, and other fabricated meat products, using meat trimmings and hamburger meat.
  • Use knives, cleavers, meat saws, bandsaws, or other equipment to perform meat cutting and trimming.
  • Weigh meats and tag containers for weight and contents.