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Slaughterers and Meat Packers in Tennessee
Slaughterers and meat packers perform specialized tasks in preparing meat for sale and distribution. Work includes slaughtering animals, cutting meat into standard or premium cuts, making sausage products, and wrapping meat for market In Tennessee the median pay is $35,790 a year, 11% below the national median of $40,130.
$35,790median pay in Tennessee, per year
$34,550–$40,390middle half earn
650employed in Tennessee
$40,130U.S. median, for comparison
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What it takes
Preparation: Some preparation (usually high school; some on-the-job training). Most hold a high school diploma.
Skills that matter most
SpeakingActive Listening
Knowledge areas
Customer and Personal ServiceFood ProductionProduction and ProcessingEnglish LanguageLaw and GovernmentMathematics (knowledge)
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Slaughterers and Meat Packers.
Licenses and training in Tennessee
Slaughterers and Meat Packers pay in other states
Colorado · $50,480Arizona · $49,020Nebraska · $48,910Kansas · $48,240Montana · $46,700South Carolina · $46,000Oregon · $45,980Oklahoma · $45,970Michigan · $45,850New Jersey · $45,230
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Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against slaughterers and meat packers and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against slaughterers and meat packers and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 51-3023.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Tennessee, annual.