Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-3021 Butchers and Meat Cutters

Occupational Description:
Cut, trim, or prepare consumer-sized portions of meat for use or sale in retail establishments.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2023

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	320	26	$19.03/hr	$14.32/hr	$15.77/hr	$18.81/hr	$22.24/hr	$23.34/hr

Leading Industries for Butchers and Meat Cutters

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	360	$17.90/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	2,050	$20.29/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for Butchers and Meat Cutters

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Northeast Balance of State	40	$19.39/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	50	$20.77/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	50	$18.97/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	60	$19.60/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	60	$18.25/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	90	$20.15/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	100	$18.81/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	100	$20.15/hr	-1.4%
Southwest Balance of State	170	$18.00/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	170	$18.30/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	170	$19.01/hr	-1.0%
St Cloud MN MSA	220	$18.65/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	230	$18.48/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	270	$18.81/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	320	$18.81/hr	-5.1%
Central Minnesota	470	$18.65/hr	-0.9%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	1,130	$22.21/hr	-3.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	1,350	$22.21/hr	N/A
Minnesota	2,410	$19.27/hr	-2.6%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Cooks, Restaurant	25,720	$18.19/hr	45.9%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	7,860	$18.99/hr	7.5%
Cooks, Short Order	1,130	$18.35/hr	12.1%

Task for Butchers and Meat Cutters

Record quantity of meat received and issued to cooks or keep records of meat sales.
Supervise other butchers or meat cutters.
Prepare and place meat cuts and products in display counter to appear attractive and catch the shopper's eye.
Receive, inspect, and store meat upon delivery to ensure meat quality.
Wrap, weigh, label, and price cuts of meat.
Estimate requirements and order or requisition meat supplies to maintain inventories.
Shape, lace, and tie roasts, using boning knife, skewer, and twine.
Cut, trim, bone, tie, and grind meats, such as beef, pork, poultry, and fish, to prepare in cooking form.
Cut, trim, bone, tie, and grind meats, such as beef, pork, poultry, and fish, to prepare in cooking form.
Prepare special cuts of meat ordered by customers.