AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 51-3023.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Slaughterers and Meat Packers?

Perform nonroutine or precision functions involving the preparation of large portions of meat. Work may include specialized slaughtering tasks, cutting standard or premium cuts of meat for marketing, making sausage, or wrapping meats. Work typically occurs in slaughtering, meat packing, or wholesale establishments.

Estimated AI task exposure
18%

Low exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

14 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

30/100

Physical moat

64/100

Human moat

10/100

Rating coverage

100%

14 task statements / 14 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Remove bones, and cut meat into standard cuts in preparation for marketing.
Importance 92/100Relevance 63/100Frequency 84/100Weight 0.79
Slit open, eviscerate, and trim carcasses of slaughtered animals.
Importance 86/100Relevance 66/100Frequency 64/100Weight 0.73
Cut, trim, skin, sort, and wash viscera of slaughtered animals to separate edible portions from offal.
Importance 84/100Relevance 63/100Frequency 70/100Weight 0.73
Tend assembly lines, performing a few of the many cuts needed to process a carcass.
Importance 88/100Relevance 51/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.71
Saw, split, or scribe carcasses into smaller portions to facilitate handling.
Importance 82/100Relevance 58/100Frequency 66/100Weight 0.69
Skin sections of animals or whole animals.
Importance 84/100Relevance 58/100Frequency 63/100Weight 0.69
Trim head meat, and sever or remove parts of animals' heads or skulls.
Importance 82/100Relevance 60/100Frequency 56/100Weight 0.67
Stun animals prior to slaughtering.
Importance 86/100Relevance 49/100Frequency 63/100Weight 0.66
Sever jugular veins to drain blood and facilitate slaughtering.
Importance 91/100Relevance 49/100Frequency 54/100Weight 0.66
Grind meat into hamburger, and into trimmings used to prepare sausages, luncheon meats, and other meat products.
Importance 80/100Relevance 50/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.66

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$40,130

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

69,950

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+2.0%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

8

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

5%

13 points lower exposure • 92% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,510 Growth 2025–2035: +6.7% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

5%

13 points lower exposure • 92% profile similarity

Median wage: $84,890 Growth 2025–2035: +5.4% Annual openings: 0

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

5%

13 points lower exposure • 92% profile similarity

Median wage: $57,550 Growth 2025–2035: +4.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

13 points lower exposure • 90% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

6%

12 points lower exposure • 92% profile similarity

Median wage: $58,870 Growth 2025–2035: +2.8% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Home Appliance Repairers

5%

13 points lower exposure • 92% profile similarity

Median wage: $50,990 Growth 2025–2035: +1.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work

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AI-Proofing Plan

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    • administrative support tasks
    • planning and documentation

    PROTECT

    • physical-world execution
    • on-site troubleshooting
    • dexterity and equipment interaction

    LEARN

    • AI-assisted diagnostics
    • digital documentation
    • basic AI literacy

    AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

    What this score does not mean

    The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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