Vocational Programs for Slaughterers and Meat Packers Career

The role of Slaughterers and Meat Packers is to perform nonroutine or precision functions involving the preparation of large portions of meat.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $38,710 and $19 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Slaughterers and Meat Packers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 71,310 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Slaughterers and Meat Packers Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Slaughterers and Meat Packers. Total 12 schools are offering certificate programs.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter	12	-	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Slaughterers and Meat Packers Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Slaughterers and Meat Packers.

Related Occupations toSlaughterers and Meat Packers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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Animal Scientists	2,460	$89,450	$43
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	436K	$35,920	$17
Cooks, Restaurant	1,412K	$36,060	$17
Cooks, Short Order	126K	$33,920	$16
Food Preparation Workers	880K	$32,960	$16
Animal Breeders	1,360	$53,520	$26
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	23,430	$34,880	$17
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	259K	$36,140	$17
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	32,590	$37,060	$18
Bakers	220K	$35,550	$17
Butchers and Meat Cutters	136K	$39,680	$19
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	138K	$36,840	$18
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	19,570	$42,410	$20
Food Batchmakers	169K	$40,890	$20
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	29,730	$39,770	$19
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	185K	$31,880	$15
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	52,720	$44,700	$21
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	372K	$41,200	$20
Packers and Packagers, Hand	645K	$35,450	$17

Schools offering vocational programs for Slaughterers and Meat Packers

The following 15 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Slaughterers and Meat Packers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.