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Bakers vs Butchers and Meat Cutters

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Bakers and Butchers and Meat Cutters on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Bakers Butchers and Meat Cutters
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$36,650
$38,960
Employment · BLS OEWS
231,890
140,040
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
27th pct
65th pct

At a glance

Dimension Bakers Butchers and Meat Cutters
Median pay $36,650 $38,960
Employment 231,890 140,040
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+5.6%) About average (+1.0%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 39,900 16,900
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 27th pct Moderate · 65th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 22nd pct · 17% of tasks 9th pct · 13% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (45.4%) —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Production and Processing, Customer and Personal Service, Near Vision, Food Production, Monitoring, English Language, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Visual Color Discrimination, Speech Recognition, Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, Written Comprehension, Information Ordering, Category Flexibility, Selective Attention, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Manual Dexterity, Finger Dexterity, Control Precision, Speech Clarity, Sales and Marketing, Reading Comprehension, Visualization, Social Perceptiveness.

Specific to Bakers

  • Mathematics
  • Active Learning
  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Administration and Management
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Inductive Reasoning

Specific to Butchers and Meat Cutters

  • Service Orientation
  • Trunk Strength
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Time Sharing
  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Reaction Time
  • Static Strength
  • Far Vision

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Word processing software , Electronic mail software , Internet browser software .

Specific to Bakers

Specific to Butchers and Meat Cutters

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Bakers or Butchers and Meat Cutters — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Bakers vs Butchers and Meat Cutters." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/bakers-vs-butchers-and-meat-cutters

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Singulariki. (2026). Bakers vs Butchers and Meat Cutters. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/bakers-vs-butchers-and-meat-cutters

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Bakers vs Butchers and Meat Cutters},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/bakers-vs-butchers-and-meat-cutters}
}

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