Meat, Poultry and Seafood Process Workers
On-the-job / entry-level Declining · ANZSCO skill level 5 · occupation 8313
Meat, Poultry and Seafood Process Workers slaughter and eviscerate poultry, and process, grade and package meat, poultry, fish and shellfish.
People employed14,600
Median pay$1,244per week, full-time
Projected growth-4.5%over 5 years (to 2030)
Recent growth0%per year
Median age39
Female share31%
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 11.1% university · 18.5% vet / tafe · 61.1% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Where these jobs are
QLD 25.5% · NSW 23.5% · VIC 22.3% · SA 13.8% · WA 9.6% · TAS 3.8% · NT 0.7% · ACT 0.7%
Top industries
Manufacturing · Retail Trade.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.