AI Career Radar

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Use hands or hand tools to perform routine cutting and trimming of meat, poultry, and seafood.

AI exposure54 / 100High exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation47
Freedom to set tasks47
Repeating the same tasks63
$38,300Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+5.7%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
42Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
53
Speaking
63
50
Critical Thinking
63
50
Monitoring
63
50
Judgment and Decision Making
63
50
Coordination
62
47
Active Learning
62
35
Complex Problem Solving
62
35
Time Management
61
47
Reading Comprehension
61
35
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
47
Writing
60
28
Instructing
58
41
Learning Strategies
58
31
Systems Analysis
57
16
Service Orientation
56
44
Systems Evaluation
56
16
Persuasion
54
31
Mathematics
53
31
Negotiation
52
31
Science
52
0
Management of Personnel Resources
50
41
Operations Analysis
49
3
Installation
48
0
Troubleshooting
47
31
Quality Control Analysis
47
28
Equipment Selection
47
25
Management of Material Resources
47
22
Equipment Maintenance
47
19
Management of Financial Resources
47
19
Technology Design
47
6
Operations Monitoring
46
38
Repairing
46
19
Programming
45
0
Operation and Control
43
31

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
29%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Installation, Quality Control Analysis, Troubleshooting, Reading Comprehension

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$120,230
10-yr growth
+34.6%
Skill gap
35%
Retraining
High

Skills to build: Writing, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Systems Analysis

#4Massage TherapistsHealthcare Support
80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$58,450
10-yr growth
+15.3%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$60,550
10-yr growth
-0.3%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness

#6TapersSkilled Trades
79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$68,270
10-yr growth
-1.6%
Skill gap
3%
Retraining
Low

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.