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Headline risk

9%

Low Risk

Slaughterers and meat packers

United States AI Work IndexISCO 5111major_group_fallback

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

69.6 current · 71.2 projectedConfidence medium

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $40K

Median annual wage

Demand 2%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

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.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 39,790

Employment 2024

69.6K

Projected Change (2024–34)

2.2%

Openings (2024–34)

8.4K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 31,47025th pctl: USD 35,940Median: USD 39,79075th pctl: USD 45,930Top 10%: USD 49,460

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: No formal educational credential Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedFine motorAdaptability

Tasks

  • 1. Slit open, eviscerate, and trim carcasses of slaughtered animals. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Remove bones, and cut meat into standard cuts in preparation for marketing. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Cut, trim, skin, sort, and wash viscera of slaughtered animals to separate edible portions from offal. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Trim head meat, and sever or remove parts of animals' heads or skulls. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Skin sections of animals or whole animals. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Saw, split, or scribe carcasses into smaller portions to facilitate handling. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareAccountMate Software AccountMateAgInfoLink Meat Inventory Tracking System MITSIntegrated Management Systems Food Connex CloudOperating system software

Requirements

Apprenticeship: <5%Apprenticeship: >95%

Work context

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets 4.8/5
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 4.7/5
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team 4.6/5
Spend Time Standing 4.3/5
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions 4.3/5
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment 4.2/5

Worker profile

Median age 36.4 · 582K employed

Under 25: 28% · 25–54: 54% · 55+: 18%

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