Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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) |
| 136,770 |
2.1 % |
$16.35 |
$34,010 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.47 |
$12.35 |
$15.62 |
$19.55 |
$23.86 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$21,780 |
$25,680 |
$32,500 |
$40,660 |
$49,630 |
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) |
| Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
107,960 |
3.71 |
$16.20 |
$33,690 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
10,040 |
1.90 |
$15.83 |
$32,930 |
| General Merchandise Stores |
7,970 |
0.25 |
$18.32 |
$38,100 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
2,060 |
0.02 |
$15.57 |
$32,380 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
1,220 |
0.06 |
$22.60 |
$47,000 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
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 |
24,010 |
1.38 |
1.48 |
$16.56 |
$34,440 |
| Texas |
13,470 |
1.08 |
1.16 |
$13.96 |
$29,050 |
| Florida |
8,780 |
1.00 |
1.07 |
$15.86 |
$32,980 |
| New York |
8,570 |
0.90 |
0.97 |
$18.44 |
$38,360 |
| Illinois |
6,920 |
1.15 |
1.23 |
$15.86 |
$32,990 |
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 |
2,940 |
1.90 |
2.04 |
$13.31 |
$27,680 |
| Montana |
700 |
1.51 |
1.62 |
$15.93 |
$33,130 |
| California |
24,010 |
1.38 |
1.48 |
$16.56 |
$34,440 |
| South Dakota |
580 |
1.36 |
1.46 |
$15.99 |
$33,260 |
| Missouri |
3,700 |
1.31 |
1.41 |
$16.05 |
$33,390 |
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) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
10,870 |
1.74 |
1.87 |
$15.53 |
$32,300 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
7,910 |
0.82 |
0.88 |
$19.17 |
$39,870 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
5,420 |
1.16 |
1.25 |
$16.30 |
$33,900 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,150 |
0.86 |
0.93 |
$13.39 |
$27,850 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,780 |
0.91 |
0.98 |
$13.34 |
$27,750 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,630 |
1.00 |
1.07 |
$15.34 |
$31,900 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,510 |
0.91 |
0.98 |
$14.37 |
$29,880 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,230 |
0.90 |
0.97 |
$18.79 |
$39,080 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
2,060 |
1.37 |
1.48 |
$15.74 |
$32,740 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
2,020 |
1.00 |
1.07 |
$20.41 |
$42,460 |
United States Department of Labor
