This post summarizes key statistics on Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing Workers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.
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Income Over Career
This chart provides the median income by age for Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing Workers.
Ten Most Common Industries
| Share | Income | Industry |
|---|---|---|
| 44.20 | 37,311 | Grocery stores |
| 30.90 | 36,650 | Meat products |
| 8.70 | 37,311 | Food stores, n.e.c. |
| 5.20 | 41,960 | Department stores |
| 3.70 | 34,703 | Groceries and related products |
| 2.80 | 28,089 | Eating and drinking places |
| 0.60 | 27,009 | Misc. food preparations and kindred products |
| 0.50 | 32,957 | Agricultural production, livestock |
| 0.40 | 31,519 | Warehousing and storage |
| 0.40 | 43,256 | Retail trade, n.s. |
This table highlights the top industries people working as Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing Workers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.
Education Distribution
This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing Workers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.
Ten Most Common Majors
This table highlights the top majors people working as Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing Workers received, and how earnings vary by major.
Weekly Hours Distribution
This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing Workers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.
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