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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 133,670 |
2.1 % |
$15.97 |
$33,210 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.05 |
$11.86 |
$15.18 |
$19.27 |
$23.61 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$20,900 |
$24,670 |
$31,580 |
$40,080 |
$49,110 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
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) |
106,910 |
3.66 |
$15.80 |
$32,870 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
8,570 |
1.65 |
$15.30 |
$31,830 |
| General Merchandise Stores |
7,380 |
0.23 |
$18.03 |
$37,490 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
6,100 |
0.62 |
$16.40 |
$34,110 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
2,210 |
0.02 |
$15.08 |
$31,370 |
Industries with the highest concentration 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) |
106,910 |
3.66 |
$15.80 |
$32,870 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
8,570 |
1.65 |
$15.30 |
$31,830 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
6,100 |
0.62 |
$16.40 |
$34,110 |
| General Merchandise Stores |
7,380 |
0.23 |
$18.03 |
$37,490 |
| Animal Food Manufacturing |
50 |
0.08 |
$14.82 |
$30,820 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
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 |
19,800 |
1.16 |
1.26 |
$16.56 |
$34,450 |
| Texas |
12,590 |
1.04 |
1.13 |
$13.05 |
$27,140 |
| Florida |
9,710 |
1.13 |
1.22 |
$14.88 |
$30,960 |
| New York |
8,140 |
0.87 |
0.94 |
$17.55 |
$36,500 |
| Illinois |
7,490 |
1.25 |
1.35 |
$14.90 |
$30,990 |
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 |
3,230 |
2.09 |
2.27 |
$12.72 |
$26,460 |
| Montana |
720 |
1.56 |
1.69 |
$15.78 |
$32,820 |
| South Dakota |
610 |
1.44 |
1.56 |
$15.22 |
$31,650 |
| Idaho |
1,010 |
1.43 |
1.55 |
$15.59 |
$32,440 |
| Illinois |
7,490 |
1.25 |
1.35 |
$14.90 |
$30,990 |
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) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
8,440 |
0.89 |
0.96 |
$18.34 |
$38,150 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
8,070 |
1.32 |
1.43 |
$15.68 |
$32,620 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
6,080 |
1.31 |
1.42 |
$15.15 |
$31,520 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,460 |
0.97 |
1.05 |
$12.94 |
$26,920 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
3,300 |
1.27 |
1.38 |
$14.26 |
$29,660 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,030 |
1.01 |
1.10 |
$12.46 |
$25,910 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,270 |
0.94 |
1.01 |
$17.93 |
$37,290 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,140 |
0.80 |
0.86 |
$14.81 |
$30,810 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
2,000 |
1.01 |
1.09 |
$20.47 |
$42,570 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,820 |
0.58 |
0.63 |
$19.16 |
$39,850 |
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United States Department of Labor
