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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
51-3021 Butchers and Meat Cutters
Cut, trim, or prepare consumer-sized portions of meat for use or sale in retail establishments.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 133,880 |
1.7 % |
$15.26 |
$31,740 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.49 |
$11.15 |
$14.36 |
$18.50 |
$23.06 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$19,750 |
$23,200 |
$29,870 |
$38,470 |
$47,960 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Grocery Stores |
96,660 |
3.59 |
$15.11 |
$31,420 |
| Specialty Food Stores |
12,420 |
5.38 |
$14.70 |
$30,570 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
8,930 |
1.82 |
$14.75 |
$30,670 |
| Other General Merchandise Stores |
8,050 |
0.42 |
$18.12 |
$37,690 |
| Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers |
4,060 |
0.55 |
$14.77 |
$30,720 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Specialty Food Stores |
12,420 |
5.38 |
$14.70 |
$30,570 |
| Grocery Stores |
96,660 |
3.59 |
$15.11 |
$31,420 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
8,930 |
1.82 |
$14.75 |
$30,670 |
| Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers |
4,060 |
0.55 |
$14.77 |
$30,720 |
| Other General Merchandise Stores |
8,050 |
0.42 |
$18.12 |
$37,690 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
19,080 |
1.19 |
1.25 |
$14.96 |
$31,120 |
| Texas |
9,650 |
0.82 |
0.86 |
$13.14 |
$27,330 |
| Florida |
9,650 |
1.17 |
1.23 |
$14.53 |
$30,230 |
| Illinois |
7,650 |
1.30 |
1.36 |
$14.33 |
$29,810 |
| Pennsylvania |
5,400 |
0.94 |
0.99 |
$15.94 |
$33,160 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Iowa |
3,040 |
1.98 |
2.07 |
$12.18 |
$25,330 |
| South Dakota |
710 |
1.69 |
1.77 |
$14.02 |
$29,170 |
| Montana |
740 |
1.62 |
1.70 |
$15.57 |
$32,390 |
| Idaho |
1,010 |
1.53 |
1.60 |
$15.74 |
$32,750 |
| Illinois |
7,650 |
1.30 |
1.36 |
$14.33 |
$29,810 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
5,090 |
1.40 |
1.47 |
$14.37 |
$29,900 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
5,030 |
1.19 |
1.25 |
$13.71 |
$28,520 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
4,100 |
0.62 |
0.65 |
$18.60 |
$38,680 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,850 |
0.97 |
1.02 |
$13.01 |
$27,060 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,410 |
0.95 |
0.99 |
$13.96 |
$29,040 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
1,780 |
1.28 |
1.34 |
$13.53 |
$28,150 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,730 |
1.27 |
1.33 |
$15.33 |
$31,890 |
| Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,630 |
1.50 |
1.58 |
$15.09 |
$31,380 |
| Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
1,580 |
1.36 |
1.43 |
$18.18 |
$37,810 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
1,500 |
0.62 |
0.65 |
$13.60 |
$28,290 |
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United States Department of Labor
