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Occupations / Butchers and meat cutters
BLS occupation 51-3021

Butchers and meat cutters

National employment outlook for the United States, based on official Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025โ€“35 projections.

Projected change+2.4%
Median annual pay$40,140
Annual openings15.1K

Outlook

Employment for butchers and meat cutters is projected to change by +2.4% from 2025 to 2035. BLS estimates about 15.1K openings per year on average; openings include both growth and replacement needs.

What the numbers mean

These are national projections, not current vacancies or a guarantee of future demand. Median pay means half of workers earned more and half earned less in the reference year.

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