Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers in California

Want to work in California as a Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutter or Trimmer? Read this first!

You’re in luck! Jobs for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers in California is growing faster than average.

• Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers Work in California?

In California, there were 6,460 people working as Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers in the year 2018.

There were 6,990 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 530 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 2,220 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers working in it, which means California has more Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers than average.

Job Projections for California

Jobs for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers in this state are growing at a rate of 8.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.9%.

California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,130 annual Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers job openings in California, and 9,100 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 19,200 annual jobs and 157,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers ranged from $22,630 to $38,180 with $25,530 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.88 to $18.36. The median hourly rate was $12.27.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.79 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.48.

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

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Top California Metros for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,350	$24,650
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	950	$33,330
Fresno, CA	620	$24,690
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	470	$25,530
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	460	$25,710
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA	180	$24,350
Stockton-Lodi, CA	150	$31,010
Modesto, CA	140	$24,950
Santa Rosa, CA	60	$33,820
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	30	$30,630

Top States for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers Employment

View the list below to see where most Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
North Carolina	12,690	$25,990
Alabama	11,700	$22,680
Georgia	10,670	$23,960
Nebraska	10,170	$34,710
Arkansas	7,400	$26,170
Texas	7,110	$26,750
Iowa	6,570	$33,650
Mississippi	6,540	$25,520
California	6,460	$25,530
South Carolina	5,770	$22,960
Delaware	5,540	$26,750
Minnesota	5,060	$31,370
Kansas	4,840	$30,560
Missouri	4,680	$29,710
Wisconsin	4,310	$28,190
Virginia	4,070	$27,700
Tennessee	3,320	$25,240
Florida	3,200	$28,440
Washington	2,960	$29,340
Louisiana	2,570	$20,990

Below are the states where Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Vermont	$35,240
Nebraska	$34,710
Iowa	$33,650
Minnesota	$31,370
Illinois	$30,700
Kansas	$30,560
Missouri	$29,710
South Dakota	$29,580
Washington	$29,340
Rhode Island	$29,120

Related Careers in California

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	California Employment Total
Butchers and Meat Cutters	19,800
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	5,350

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.