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Butchers and Meat Cutters in Texas

Butchers and Meat Cutters in Texas

Is Texas a good place for you to work as a Butcher or Meat Cutter?

19.6% Jobs Projection
$24,370 Median Salary
1,490 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Butchers and Meat Cutters in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Butchers and Meat Cutters in Texas is growing faster than average.

  • Butchers and Meat Cutters in Texas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Butchers and Meat Cutters Work in Texas?

12,590 people worked as Butchers and Meat Cutters in 2018 in this state.

There were 9,980 Butchers and Meat Cutters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 2,610 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,650 Butchers and Meat Cutters working in it, which means Texas has more Butchers and Meat Cutters than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Butchers and Meat Cutters in this state are growing at a rate of 19.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.7%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,490 annual job openings, and 11,660 total jobs in 2026 for Butchers and Meat Cutters in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 17,700 annual jobs and 143,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Butchers and Meat Cutters Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Butchers and Meat Cutters ranged from $17,100 to $41,180 with $24,370 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.22 to $19.8. The median hourly rate was $11.72.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.68 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.96.

The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas Metros for Butchers and Meat Cutters

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Butchers and Meat Cutters.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,460 $24,080
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 3,030 $22,360
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 810 $32,760
Austin-Round Rock, TX 520 $34,580
El Paso, TX 450 $20,100
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 310 $22,590
Lubbock, TX 240 $26,640
College Station-Bryan, TX 210 $22,550
Laredo, TX 180 $20,200
Killeen-Temple, TX 160 $36,590
Longview, TX 140 $22,520
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 120 $19,570
Amarillo, TX 90 $25,170
Wichita Falls, TX 80 $24,200
Odessa, TX 80 $28,520
Midland, TX 80 $28,040
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 70 $28,000
Abilene, TX 60 $27,580
Tyler, TX 50 $19,780
Sherman-Denison, TX 50 n/a
Texarkana, TX-AR 40 $23,940
San Angelo, TX 30 $33,640

Top States for Butchers and Meat Cutters Employment

View the list below to see where most Butchers and Meat Cutters work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 19,800 $31,320
Texas 12,590 $24,370
Florida 9,710 $30,750
New York 8,140 $32,420
Illinois 7,490 $27,350
Ohio 4,410 $35,160
Georgia 3,980 $29,230
Pennsylvania 3,810 $31,690
Washington 3,710 $41,410
Missouri 3,380 $32,890
Michigan 3,350 $30,220
North Carolina 3,250 $31,750
Virginia 3,230 $34,580
Iowa 3,230 $24,570
New Jersey 3,230 $46,350
Colorado 2,280 $34,310
Indiana 2,280 $30,070
South Carolina 2,070 $33,630
Minnesota 2,050 $35,890
Tennessee 2,040 $31,120

Below are the states where Butchers and Meat Cutters get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New Jersey $46,350
Alaska $46,030
Connecticut $44,430
District of Columbia $44,160
New Hampshire $42,690
Hawaii $42,500
Maryland $42,080
Washington $41,410
Delaware $41,230
Rhode Island $39,570

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Occupation Texas Employment Total
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 7,110

References

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