Butchers and Meat Cutters

77% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

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User poll

Sentiment

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Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Butchers and Meat Cutters' was $37,650, or $18 per hour

'Butchers and Meat Cutters' were paid 21.7% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

Comments

Timmo 1 year ago

The problem with robots cutting primals into different cuts is the variation in the size of primals and finished salable cuts of meat. AI is already deboning chicken parts but the quality of the cut meat is terrible.Different portions , tiny bits , pieces of cartilage and bone remaining in the finished product.

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Nick (Highly likely) 2 years ago

First off, it's a dying occupation, but a necessary one. I strongly believe that we will be able to fully automate the process from killing to cutting up the animals. It will take a while before a machine can identify every piece of meat, but AI has accomplished a lot already, so I wouldn't be shocked if it achieves this too.

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Jhonno 4 years ago

There is a high chance robots will take jobs from butchers because they can work faster and don't get tired, so they will be more efficient.

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Martin (Uncertain) 5 years ago

Quality will prevail, robots have not shown the precision req.

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