Job outlook for meat packers in the United States

Meat packer job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected meat packer job growth rate is 6% from 2018-2028.

• About 358,300 new jobs for meat packers are projected over the next decade.

• Meat packer salaries have increased 15% for meat packers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 35,160 meat packers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 23,725 active meat packer job openings in the US.

• The average meat packer salary is $28,599.

Compare the number of meat packer jobs and the average meat packer salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of meat packer job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where meat packers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.