Butcher Jobs in Australia

A butcher works with a variety of knives, hand tools, power equipment like mincers and mixers and computer operated machinery to prepare and sell meat and meat products. They work in shops and meat preparation rooms. Their work involves a lot of contact with people and they must have a strong stomach as there is a lot of exposure to raw meat, blood and animal products.
A butcher can expect to produce both fresh and cooked meat products like ham, sausages, mince and bacon. Butchers will usually purchase meat directly from an abattoir, independant supplier or wholesaler. They will then prepare and present the meat for sale to their customers, who include caterers and restaurant employees as well as members of the public. According to the Red Meat Industry Forum, an estimated 70% of meat is sold through supermarkets and only 12-15% is sold through traditional butchers.

Companies presently offering Butcher job vacancies in Australia include Drakes Supermarkets, Coles, Harris Farm Markets..

The Adzuna recency index score for this search is 0.78, suggesting that demand for Butcher job vacancies in Australia is decreasing.

There are 78 Butcher job vacancies in Australia available immediately, compared to 24 in Queensland.

The average salary for open Butcher jobs is currently $77,037, 19% lower than the national average salary for all jobs which is $95,047.

The standard deviation of salaries for the results of this search is 29,396.