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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: No previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a general office clerk even if he/she has never worked in an office before.

	Education: These occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. Some may require a formal training course to obtain a license.

	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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Significant Points


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Food Processing Occupations

Most workers in manual food processing jobs require little or no training prior to being hired. As more jobs involving cutting and processing meat shift from retail stores to food processing plants, job growth will be concentrated among lesser skilled workers, who are employed primarily in manufacturing. Highly skilled bakers should be in demand.
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Top Ten Industries

U.S. National Figures.

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Animal Slaughtering and Processing	75,800
Grocery Stores	1,590
Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	450
Specialty Food Stores	440

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Salaries

U.S. National Averages.

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Average Annual Salary	$24,190
Average Hourly Wage	$11.63
Total Employment	80,110