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Also called journeyman meat cutter, meat cutter, small order cutter and meatcutter.
$40,140
Median pay a year
136,430
People do this work
6
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Butcher and Meat Cutter
Summary
Butcher and meat cutter preparing and packaging meat for sale, ensuring quality and attractive presentation while managing inventory and fulfilling customer orders
Experience
Butcher and Meat Cutter
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Prepared and placed meat cuts in the display counter to attract shoppers
Wrapped, weighed, labeled, and priced cuts of meat for customers
Cut, trimmed, boned, tied, and ground meats for cooking preparation
Prepared special cuts of meat as ordered by customers
Received, inspected, and stored meat upon delivery to ensure quality
Estimated requirements and ordered meat supplies to maintain inventory
Shaped, laced, and tied roasts using a boning knife, skewer, and twine
Skills
Core Skills
Preparing meat products, Cutting meat products, Marking equipment with labels, Estimating production materials, Loading items into ovens, Recording production data, Conferencing with customers or designers, Directing operational activities
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Prepared meat for displayWrapped and labeled meat cutsCut and ground different meatsMade special cuts for customersChecked and stored meat deliveriesOrdered meat supplies as needed
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Prepared and displayed a variety of meat cuts, enhancing visual appeal for customers
Cut, ground, and trimmed different meats, including beef, pork, and poultry, to meet customer specifications
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Show how often you prepared new displays for customers.
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Prepared and displayed a variety of meat cuts several times each week, enhancing visual appeal for customers
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Several times each weekDaily for busy shopping daysOften for special promotions
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Cut, ground, and trimmed different meats, including beef, pork, and poultry, to meet customer specifications
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Trained new staff on meat cuttingHelped teach others about meat preparationGuided coworkers in proper cutting techniques
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Preparing meat products
Cutting meat products
Marking equipment with labels
Inspecting food products
Weighing finished products
Estimating production materials
Loading items into ovens
Recording production data
Conferencing with customers or designers
Directing operational activities
Ordering equipment
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What a Butcher and Meat Cutter does
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Cut, trim, or prepare consumer-sized portions of meat for use or sale in retail establishments.
What it pays
How much does a Butcher and Meat Cutter make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$35,510
Median
$40,140
75th percentile
$48,050
About 136,430 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$41,210
$50,450
$57,600
AL
$30,230
$36,500
$43,680
AR
$29,050
$34,380
$39,560
AZ
$37,770
$45,780
$50,510
CA
$37,160
$44,290
$57,140
CO
$38,780
$47,490
$53,360
CT
$36,870
$44,570
$50,690
DC
$39,450
$48,760
$59,030
DE
$40,820
$47,040
$53,820
FL
$36,160
$42,790
$47,260
GA
$33,630
$38,540
$46,170
HI
$41,160
$50,080
$59,160
IA
$34,630
$37,750
$43,180
ID
$35,470
$38,030
$46,800
IL
$36,240
$39,240
$47,110
IN
$36,400
$42,440
$48,810
KS
$31,190
$37,320
$45,570
KY
$28,350
$35,430
$41,640
LA
$28,600
$36,790
$43,600
MA
$41,740
$48,430
$53,340
MD
$35,060
$44,130
$49,550
ME
$35,240
$38,250
$48,400
MI
$32,540
$39,350
$48,370
MN
$36,990
$43,930
$50,860
MO
$30,340
$37,860
$48,950
MS
$25,700
$29,700
$37,510
MT
$36,430
$41,600
$47,720
NC
$34,460
$38,240
$45,160
ND
$36,130
$40,080
$47,330
NE
$31,390
$37,630
$47,180
NH
$44,610
$47,740
$50,970
NJ
$35,540
$38,540
$57,360
NM
$33,750
$36,640
$47,220
NV
$34,320
$40,290
$51,850
NY
$37,840
$47,080
$58,260
OH
$28,970
$37,630
$47,040
OK
$29,320
$35,070
$37,860
OR
$45,310
$49,360
$55,500
PA
$34,790
$38,340
$48,480
PR
$22,110
$22,780
$27,980
RI
$35,660
$45,210
$53,730
SC
$36,980
$39,790
$45,800
SD
$34,970
$37,310
$46,470
TN
$35,070
$39,960
$45,560
TX
$28,530
$37,400
$46,450
UT
$36,360
$43,440
$45,460
VA
$36,180
$39,770
$45,540
VT
$36,670
$45,580
$48,600
WA
$45,230
$51,670
$60,920
WI
$37,300
$45,980
$49,130
WV
$28,760
$33,570
$36,880
WY
$38,130
$44,820
$49,860
Other names
Other names for this job
journeyman meat cutter, meat cutter, small order cutter, meatcutter, beef shoppe clerk, blockman, butcher, butcher block clerk, cleaver, halal butcher, hotel and restaurant butcher, kosher butcher.
More names for this work
meat associate, meat butcher, meat carver, meat clerk, meat counter clerk, meat counter worker, meat dresser, meat loiner, meat service team member, meat slicer, meat specialist, meat team member, meat wrapper, meatman, seafood associate, seafood clerk, seafood counter clerk, seafood service team member, service meat clerk, slicer.
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This page is about the occupation Butchers and Meat Cutters. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.