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Highest Paying Industries for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

The top 25 highest paying industries for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers (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 $26,980, bakeries and tortilla manufacturing is the highest paying industry for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers. It is followed by other general merchandise stores industry (average annual salary $25,410). 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 meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 25 Highest Paying Industries for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$26,980	$18,440	70
2	Other General Merchandise Stores	$25,410	$18,360	n/a
3	General Merchandise Stores	$25,410	$18,360	n/a
4	Animal Food Manufacturing	$24,420	$20,690	130
5	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$23,990	$18,190	102,740
6	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$23,930	$20,050	n/a
7	Food Manufacturing	$23,640	$17,850	115,670
8	Manufacturing	$23,640	$17,850	115,670
9	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$22,400	$17,230	7,650
10	Wholesale Trade	$22,400	$17,230	7,650
11	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$22,360	$17,220	7,620
12	Specialty Food Stores	$22,120	$17,280	4,330
13	Retail Trade	$22,100	$17,390	25,510
14	Food and Beverage Stores	$21,940	$17,360	24,330
15	Grocery Stores	$21,900	$17,380	19,980
16	Full-Service Restaurants	$21,610	$17,410	130
17	Accommodation and Food Services	$21,200	$17,430	290
18	Restaurants and Other Eating Places	$20,550	$17,350	260
19	Food Services and Drinking Places	$20,550	$17,350	260
20	Temporary Help Services	$20,240	$16,910	890
21	Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	$19,920	$16,930	12,360
22	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$19,600	$16,630	1,150
23	Employment Services	$19,580	$16,610	1,140
24	Administrative and Support Services	$19,580	$16,610	1,140
25	Other Food Manufacturing	$19,130	$16,970	130