Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Imminent Risk
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Vote Comments (3)
AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
100%
(Imminent Risk)
POLLING
70%
(High Risk, Based on 47 votes)
Average: 85%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
1.4%
by year 2033
WAGES
$38,160
or $18.34 per hour
Volume
71,310
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
1.9/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

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- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

100% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

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User poll

70% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 100% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Slaughterers and Meat Packers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Growth

Slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Slaughterers and Meat Packers' job openings is expected to rise 1.4% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Slaughterers and Meat Packers' was $38,160, or $18 per hour

'Slaughterers and Meat Packers' were paid 20.6% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 71,310 people employed as 'Slaughterers and Meat Packers' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 2 thousand people are employed as 'Slaughterers and Meat Packers'.

Job description

Perform nonroutine or precision functions involving the preparation of large portions of meat. Work may include specialized slaughtering tasks, cutting standard or premium cuts of meat for marketing, making sausage, or wrapping meats. Work typically occurs in slaughtering, meat packing, or wholesale establishments.

SOC Code: 51-3023.00

Comments (3)

Alan Smith (No chance)
28 Dec 2024 23:49
Human workers are cheaper in an industry which generally does not like investment in equipment
h u m a n
10 Dec 2019 21:23
AIIIIII THEY WILL MURDER US THIS IS HOW EVERY BAD ROBOT MOVIE STARTS
NotAnAI(?)
28 May 2024 04:32
nahhhhh its fineeee, it's just meat that's not us, we'll be fineeeeee
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