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Slaughterers and Meat Packers
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.
What a slaughterers and meat packer does
Become a slaughterers and meat packer
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good slaughterers and meat packer
- Talking to others.
- Understanding people's reactions.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $19 per hour with an average salary of $39,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $17 and $19 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $36,000 and $40,400 per year.
Slaughterers And Meat Packer job outlook
- There are 814 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 127 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.