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Occupational Description

Cut, trim, or prepare consumer-sized portions of meat for use or sale in retail establishments.

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Butchers and Meat Cutters

Employment Outlook for Butchers And Meat Cutters

Statewide Employment Analysis	2006 employment is estimated to be at about the statewide average. This occupation is expected to grow at about the statewide average. Total job openings are projected to be at about the statewide average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist.

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Current Job Openings for Butchers And Meat Cutters There are 2 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 2 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Meat Cutter	1/27/10	Madras	DOE
Meat Cutter	1/21/10	Depoe Bay	DOE

State of Oregon License Information for Butchers And Meat Cutters No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Butchers And Meat Cutters

Region	---------------- 2009 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$9.10	$11.73	$16.75	$18.80	$20.18	$15.61	$32,465
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	13.13	15.62	17.51	19.25	22.33	17.78	36,982
Multnomah / Washington	10.12	11.88	16.31	18.44	19.74	15.31	31,839
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	9.85	14.55	17.71	19.41	20.75	16.86	35,061
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	12.77	14.58	17.03	18.80	19.85	16.48	34,286
Douglas	8.84	9.45	15.93	18.45	20.35	14.57	30,295
Coos / Curry	9.53	11.99	17.34	19.12	20.30	15.98	33,236
Jackson / Josephine	9.10	10.07	16.53	18.64	20.04	15.01	31,213
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	11.08	16.37	17.93	19.42	20.43	17.03	35,412
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	9.56	11.89	17.31	19.27	21.05	16.15	33,591
Klamath / Lake	11.20	16.38	17.78	19.18	20.02	16.69	34,715
Clackamas	12.80	16.39	17.88	19.36	20.59	17.40	36,205

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Regional Employment Projections for Butchers And Meat Cutters

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2006	2016			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	1,728	1,966	238	13.8%	24	41	64
Multnomah / Washington	483	550	67	13.9%	7	11	18
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	159	175	16	10.1%	2	4	5
Jackson / Josephine	151	173	22	14.6%	2	4	6
Klamath / Lake	144	142	-2	-1.4%	0	3	3
Lane	132	149	17	12.9%	2	3	5
Clackamas	117	137	20	17.1%	2	3	5
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	106	135	29	27.4%	3	3	6
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	82	93	11	13.4%	1	2	3
Douglas	74	85	11	14.9%	1	2	3
Coos / Curry	63	71	8	12.7%	1	2	2
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	46	53	7	15.2%	1	1	2
Grant / Harney / Malheur	33	41	8	24.2%	1	1	2
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	29	39	10	34.5%	1	1	2
Morrow / Umatilla	27	31	4	14.8%	0	1	1
Baker / Union / Wallowa	25	29	4	16.0%	0	1	1

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Industries of Employment for Butchers And Meat Cutters

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2006 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	1,728
Total, All Industries	Private	1,724
Construction	Private	17
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	Private	17
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	Private	17
Manufacturing	Private	228
Food Manufacturing	Private	228
Animal Slaughtering and Processing	Private	222
Wholesale Trade	Private	37
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	Private	37
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers	Private	37
Retail Trade	Private	1,430
Food and Beverage Stores	Private	1,251
Grocery Stores	Private	1,190
Specialty Food Stores	Private	61
General Merchandise Stores	Private	174
Other General Merchandise Stores	Private	174

Educational Requirements for Butchers And Meat Cutters Workers must have long-term on-the-job training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with postsecondary training have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Butchers And Meat Cutters

• Apply Food Handling Rules
• Apply Health And Sanitation Standards
• Cut Meat
• Explain Meat Cutting And Preparation
• Follow Safety Procedures
• Identify Cut And Grade Of Meat
• Maneuver Heavy Objects
• Procure And Store Meat
• Provide Customer Service
• Use And Maintain Knives, Hand Saws And Bandsaws
• Use Basic Mathematics
• Weigh And Package Products
• Wrap And Label Products

Schools and Training Providers for Butchers And Meat Cutters No programs of training are associated with this occupation.

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Butchers And Meat Cutters No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.

Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Butchers And Meat Cutters matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Slaughterers And Meat Packers	73%
Meat, Poultry, And Fish Cutters And Trimmers	50%
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	24%
Packers And Packagers, Hand	22%
Food Preparation Workers	21%
Food Mixing And Blending Machine Operators And Tenders	21%