Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
The short answer
This job is less likely to change much. Most of the work is the kind AI can't help with. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to shrink over the next decade, with about 293 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the least exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. Most of what it involves isn't the kind of work AI can take over.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with a small part of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the least exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
This job is in the least exposed fifth of New York jobs for AI exposure. The tasks below show why: most of what it involves is work AI can't simply take over.
Almost none of this job's tasks are the kind AI can help with or automate.
Tasks AI can't do much of
Use knives, cleavers, meat saws, bandsaws, or other equipment to perform meat cutting and trimming.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Weigh meats and tag containers for weight and contents.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Process primal parts into cuts that are ready for retail use.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Inspect meat products for defects, bruises or blemishes and remove them along with any excess fat.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Cut and trim meat to prepare for packing.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
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Skills you already have
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Skills you already have
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Skills you already have
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Skills you already have
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