ANZSCO 8312

Meat Boners and Slicers, and Slaughterers

Overview

EMPLOYED

5,800

PART-TIME SHARE

2%

FEMALE SHARE

2%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,325

MEDIAN AGE

33

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-700

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Summary

Meat Boners and Slicers, and Slaughterers trim and cut meat from bones, sides and carcasses, and slaughter livestock in abattoirs.

Tasks

  • Operating switching controls to direct and drop carcasses and meat cuts from supply rails to boning tables
  • Cutting meat to separate meat, fat and tissue from around bones
  • Washing, scraping and trimming foreign material and blood from meat
  • Cutting sides and quarters of meat into standard meat cuts, such as rumps, flanks and shoulders, and removing internal fat, blood clots, bruises and other matter to prepare them for packing and marketing
  • Operating restrainer and stunning equipment
  • Severing jugular veins of stunned animals to drain blood and facilitate dressing
  • Trimming and removing head meat and severing animal heads
  • Slitting open, eviscerating and trimming animal carcasses
  • May slaughter livestock according to procedures required by religious customs

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Meat Boners and Slicers, and Slaughterers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 98% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 40 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,325 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $31 $43

    Industries

    Meat Boners and Slicers, and Slaughterers work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    8.3%

    Victoria

    29.1%

    Queensland

    37.3%

    South Australia

    11.6%

    Tasmania

    1.4%

    Northern Territory

    1.4%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.4%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Meat Boners and Slicers, and Slaughterers All Occupations
    Median age 33 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 2% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Meat Boners and Slicers, and Slaughterers
    15–19 5.2 2.8
    20–24 9.1 9.8
    25–34 22.7 34.4
    35–44 22.3 27.5
    45–54 20.4 17.0
    55–59 8.8 4.7
    60–64 6.5 2.9
    65 and Over 4.9 0.9

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Meat Boners and Slicers, and Slaughterers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 0.9
    Bachelor degree 23.2 6.0
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 3.5
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 17.9
    Year 12 15.9 29.3
    Year 11 4.0 6.0
    Year 10 and below 9.7 25.6
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