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Highest Paying Industries for Butchers and Meat Cutters

The top 39 highest paying industries for butchers and meat cutters (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $43,380, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for butchers and meat cutters. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $43,380). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of butchers and meat cutters in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 39 Highest Paying Industries for Butchers and Meat Cutters

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$43,380	$35,080	1,240
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$43,380	$35,080	1,240
3	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$43,130	$34,990	1,280
4	Federal, State, and Local Government	$43,130	$34,990	1,280
5	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$42,890	$34,100	1,340
6	Traveler Accommodation	$36,890	$24,960	150
7	Accommodation	$36,890	$24,960	150
8	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$36,870	$20,980	110
9	Casino Hotels	$36,520	$26,060	120
10	Other Food Manufacturing	$34,850	$18,900	30
11	Other General Merchandise Stores	$33,570	$22,340	6,690
12	General Merchandise Stores	$33,560	$22,350	6,720
13	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$32,270	$22,330	30
14	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$32,200	$21,310	80
15	Warehousing and Storage	$30,260	$21,110	280
16	Transportation and Warehousing	$30,260	$21,110	280
17	Gasoline Stations	$29,570	$17,750	80
18	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$29,520	$19,440	3,720
19	Wholesale Trade	$29,520	$19,440	3,720
20	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$29,510	$19,430	3,700
21	Retail Trade	$28,750	$18,560	119,510
22	Grocery Stores	$28,700	$18,500	100,840
23	Food and Beverage Stores	$28,490	$18,460	112,660
24	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$27,610	$25,070	40
25	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$27,430	$17,390	40
26	Specialty Food Stores	$26,990	$18,140	11,820
27	Manufacturing	$26,930	$20,010	10,440
28	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$26,920	$20,040	10,320
29	Food Manufacturing	$26,920	$20,010	10,440
30	Full-Service Restaurants	$25,810	$17,240	n/a
31	Accommodation and Food Services	$23,870	$17,380	1,420
32	Restaurants and Other Eating Places	$22,920	$17,240	1,260
33	Food Services and Drinking Places	$22,920	$17,240	1,270
34	Health and Personal Care Stores	$22,740	$19,140	30
35	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$22,260	$17,850	30
36	Temporary Help Services	$22,100	$19,820	n/a
37	Employment Services	$21,950	$19,430	200
38	Administrative and Support Services	$21,950	$19,430	200
39	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$21,950	$19,430	200