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Slaughterers and Meat Packers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
6,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$40,130
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
69,950
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 6,000 hours, Butcher, Allround (competency-based)
- State medians
- $50,480 in Colorado to $22,710 in Puerto Rico (48 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Butcher, Allround | 0662 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
What slaughterers and meat packers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | $50,480 | $24.27 | 1,590 |
| Arizona | $49,020 | $23.57 | 440 |
| Nebraska | $48,910 | $23.52 | 5,480 |
| Kansas | $48,240 | $23.19 | 2,170 |
| Montana | $46,700 | $22.45 | 80 |
| South Carolina | $46,000 | $22.12 | 250 |
| Oregon | $45,980 | $22.11 | 360 |
| Oklahoma | $45,970 | $22.10 | 1,560 |
| Michigan | $45,850 | $22.04 | 2,920 |
| New Jersey | $45,230 | $21.75 | 1,050 |
| Washington | $45,100 | $21.68 | 840 |
| Illinois | $44,950 | $21.61 | 3,360 |
| Missouri | $44,490 | $21.39 | 1,280 |
| South Dakota | $44,410 | $21.35 | 740 |
| Utah | $44,040 | $21.17 | 560 |
| Iowa | $43,820 | $21.07 | 4,220 |
| Indiana | $43,770 | $21.05 | 1,210 |
| Minnesota | $43,360 | $20.85 | 2,820 |
| Texas | $43,160 | $20.75 | 2,950 |
| Vermont | $42,220 | $20.30 | 50 |
| Idaho | $40,370 | $19.41 | 450 |
| Louisiana | $40,120 | $19.29 | 650 |
| North Carolina | $39,930 | $19.20 | 6,120 |
| North Dakota | $39,730 | $19.10 | 160 |
| California | $39,420 | $18.95 | 6,170 |
| New Hampshire | $39,270 | $18.88 | 40 |
| Hawaii | $38,890 | $18.70 | 120 |
| Maine | $38,740 | $18.63 | 50 |
| Kentucky | $38,330 | $18.43 | 320 |
| Arkansas | $37,800 | $18.17 | 2,140 |
| Massachusetts | $37,780 | $18.16 | 170 |
| Maryland | $37,650 | $18.10 | 130 |
| Rhode Island | $37,570 | $18.06 | 280 |
| Wisconsin | $37,510 | $18.03 | 2,620 |
| Virginia | $37,430 | $18.00 | 1,480 |
| Pennsylvania | $37,330 | $17.95 | 4,410 |
| Ohio | $36,800 | $17.69 | 2,440 |
| Georgia | $36,770 | $17.68 | 3,660 |
| Alabama | $36,360 | $17.48 | 240 |
| Connecticut | $36,290 | $17.45 | 70 |
| Tennessee | $35,790 | $17.21 | 650 |
| Florida | $34,430 | $16.56 | 400 |
| New York | $33,880 | $16.29 | 1,750 |
| Mississippi | $33,650 | $16.18 | 1,100 |
| Delaware | $31,200 | $15.00 | 50 |
| New Mexico | $30,560 | $14.69 | Not published |
| Nevada | $30,430 | $14.63 | 140 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,710 | $10.92 | 290 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.