Butchers and Meat Cutters
SOC Code: 51-3021
Butchers and Meat Cutterss prepare and place meat cuts and products in display counter to appear attractive and catch the shopper's eye. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 84.9/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Reading Comprehension.
AI-Proof Score: 84.9 — Very High
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Median Salary
$38,960
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Job Growth
1.0%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Active Listening
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Speaking
- •Critical Thinking
- •Monitoring
- •Social Perceptiveness
Common Tasks
- ✓Prepare and place meat cuts and products in display counter to appear attractive and catch the shopper's eye.
- ✓Wrap, weigh, label, and price cuts of meat.
- ✓Cut, trim, bone, tie, and grind meats, such as beef, pork, poultry, and fish, to prepare in cooking form.
- ✓Prepare special cuts of meat ordered by customers.
- ✓Receive, inspect, and store meat upon delivery to ensure meat quality.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation