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Job Description


	Work in slaughtering, meat packing, or wholesale establishments performing precision functions involving the preparation of meat. Work may include specialized slaughtering tasks, cutting standard or premium cuts of meat for marketing, making sausage, or wrapping meats.

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Job Requirements


	Experience: Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a waiter or waitress even if he/she has never worked before.

	Education: Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate.

	Training: Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.

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Top Ten Industries

U.S. National Figures.

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Animal Slaughtering and Processing	69,810
Employment Services	1,880
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only)	1,760
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only)	1,410

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Salaries

U.S. National Averages.

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Average Annual Salary	$28,450
Average Hourly Wage	$13.68
Total Employment	75,550