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Occupational Employment Statistics


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
Northwest Minnesota 34034$18.67/hr$14.91/hr$16.84/hr$17.75/hr$21.46/hr$21.91/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing2,840$19.47/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities550$18.82/hr
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
La Crosse WI-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
Duluth MN-WI MSA 30$15.79/hrN/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 280$19.17/hrN/A
Northwest Minnesota 340$17.75/hr7.8%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 340$19.17/hrN/A
Northwest Balance of State 340$17.76/hrN/A
Southwest Minnesota 370$19.47/hr9.7%
Southeast Minnesota 500$19.91/hr5.7%
Southwest Balance of State 500$19.42/hrN/A
Southeast Balance of State 560$19.91/hrN/A
Central Minnesota 1,860$19.42/hr6.5%
Minnesota 3,390$19.47/hr7.2%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 500$20.89/hr0.3%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 3,190$20.30/hr2.7%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 3,480$29.84/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.