Jobs Similar to Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Slaughterers and Meat Packers, Graders and Sorters and Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand.
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers: $38,300 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slaughterers and Meat PackersSame group | 75% | $40,130+5% | High school |
| 2 | Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | 74% | $35,730−7% | High school |
| 3 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 74% | $40,240+5% | High school |
| 4 | Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 74% | $43,220+13% | High school |
| 5 | BakersSame group | 74% | $37,160−3% | High school |
| 6 | Food BatchmakersSame group | 73% | $42,290+10% | High school |
| 7 | Cooks, Fast Food | 73% | $30,890−19% | High school |
| 8 | Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and TendersSame group | 73% | $44,810+17% | High school |
| 9 | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | 72% | $36,670−4% | High school |
| 10 | Food Cooking Machine Operators and TendersSame group | 72% | $41,590+9% | High school |
| 11 | Butchers and Meat CuttersSame group | 72% | $40,140+5% | High school |
| 12 | Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | 72% | $46,380+21% | High school |
| 13 | Furniture Finishers | 72% | $44,540+16% | High school |
| 14 | Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 72% | $37,450−2% | High school |
| 15 | Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 72% | $41,220+8% | High school |
| 16 | Packers and Packagers, Hand | 72% | $36,280−5% | High school |
| 17 | Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | 72% | $49,450+29% | High school |
| 18 | Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 71% | $34,890−9% | High school |
| 19 | Cooks, Restaurant | 71% | $37,390−2% | High school |
| 20 | Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators | 71% | $46,880+22% | High school |
- 1Slaughterers and Meat Packers
75% similar · $40,130 (+5%) · High school · Same group
- 2Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
74% similar · $35,730 (−7%) · High school
- 3Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
74% similar · $40,240 (+5%) · High school
- 4Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
74% similar · $43,220 (+13%) · High school
- 5Bakers
74% similar · $37,160 (−3%) · High school · Same group
- 6Food Batchmakers
73% similar · $42,290 (+10%) · High school · Same group
- 7Cooks, Fast Food
73% similar · $30,890 (−19%) · High school
- 8Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
73% similar · $44,810 (+17%) · High school · Same group
- 9Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
72% similar · $36,670 (−4%) · High school
- 10Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
72% similar · $41,590 (+9%) · High school · Same group
- 11Butchers and Meat Cutters
72% similar · $40,140 (+5%) · High school · Same group
- 12Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
72% similar · $46,380 (+21%) · High school
- 13Furniture Finishers
72% similar · $44,540 (+16%) · High school
- 14Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
72% similar · $37,450 (−2%) · High school
- 15Machine Feeders and Offbearers
72% similar · $41,220 (+8%) · High school
- 16Packers and Packagers, Hand
72% similar · $36,280 (−5%) · High school
- 17Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
72% similar · $49,450 (+29%) · High school
- 18Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
71% similar · $34,890 (−9%) · High school
- 19Cooks, Restaurant
71% similar · $37,390 (−2%) · High school
- 20Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
71% similar · $46,880 (+22%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.
- Hazardous Materials Removal Workers72% similar · $49,450 (+29%)
- Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators71% similar · $46,880 (+22%)
- Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping72% similar · $46,380 (+21%)
- Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders73% similar · $44,810 (+17%)
- Furniture Finishers72% similar · $44,540 (+16%)
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders74% similar · $43,220 (+13%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
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Jobs that can lead here
Careers where meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products (84)
- Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (82)
- Cooks, Fast Food (77)
- Cooks, Restaurant (75)
- Cooks, Short Order (74)
- Food Preparation Workers (74)
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (74)
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria (72)
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (72)
- Cutters and Trimmers, Hand (69)
Questions about jobs like meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
What jobs are most similar to meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Slaughterers and Meat Packers (75% similar), Graders and Sorters (74% similar), Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (74% similar), Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders (74% similar) and Bakers (74% similar).
Which jobs like meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Hazardous Materials Removal Workers ($49,450, +29%; usually a high school diploma), Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators ($46,880, +22%; usually a high school diploma) and Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping ($46,380, +21%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers ($38,300). Without more preparation than meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers usually need: Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators and Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.