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Lower estimated automation risk
Why it fits
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Fits workers moving toward food-product inspection, sanitation rules, and quality compliance.
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Uses food safety, samples, quality records, and production knowledge with lab training.
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We rate jobs using four factors. These are:
- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions
These are some key things to think about when job hunting.
Risk & user votes
Calculated automation risk
High Risk (61-80%): This occupation shows a significant risk of end-to-end replacement by automation. Many core parts of the role may be structured, repeatable, software-driven, or physically predictable enough for AI, machines, or robotic systems to take over. If you work in this area, it may be worth exploring safer related careers or moving towards more human-centred responsibilities.
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Human strengths important in this job
These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.
Assisting and caring for others
Quite importantWhy this matters
Decision-making and problem solving
Quite importantWhy this matters
What users think
Based on 32 votes
Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 65% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
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Pay & outlook
Wages
In 2024, the median annual wage for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers was $37,700 ($18 per hour).
The median annual wage for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers was 23.8% lower than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.
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Wages over time
Growth
The number of 'Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers' job openings is expected to rise 5.5% by 2034
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Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2025.
Volume
As of 2024 there were 141,090 people employed as 'Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers' within the United States.
This represents around 0.09% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers'.
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Job description
Use hands or hand tools to perform routine cutting and trimming of meat, poultry, and seafood.
O*NET-SOC code: 51-3022.00
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