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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers Salary in San Diego, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers in San Diego, CA have a median annual salary of $37,260, with 350 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $34,740 at the 10th percentile to $47,110 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$37,260

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$17.91

Employment

350

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$34,740
10th
$35,440
25th
$37,260
Median
$39,670
75th
$47,110
90th

Local compared with national

San Diego, CA

$37,260

Median annual · 2025

United States

$38,300

Median annual · 2025

The San Diego, CA median is 2.7% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,040).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 3.1
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  3. 3.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  4. 4.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  5. 5.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.9
  7. 7.CoordinationImportance 2.9
  8. 8.Time ManagementImportance 2.9
  9. 9.Service OrientationImportance 2.8
  10. 10.InstructingImportance 2.6
  11. 11.Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.6
  12. 12.Operations MonitoringImportance 2.5

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Experience
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Meat inventory software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Sales software
  • Web browser software

Common tasks

  • Use knives, cleavers, meat saws, bandsaws, or other equipment to perform meat cutting and trimming.
  • Weigh meats and tag containers for weight and contents.
  • Inspect meat products for defects, bruises or blemishes and remove them along with any excess fat.
  • Cut and trim meat to prepare for packing.
  • Separate meats and byproducts into specified containers and seal containers.
  • Process primal parts into cuts that are ready for retail use.
  • Prepare ready-to-heat foods by filleting meat or fish or cutting it into bite-sized pieces, preparing and adding vegetables or applying sauces or breading.
  • Clean, trim, slice, and section carcasses for future processing.
  • Remove parts, such as skin, feathers, scales or bones, from carcass.
  • Obtain and distribute specified meat or carcass.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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