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ANZSCO 831211Updated 2026-01-29
Meat Boner and Slicer
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 831211OSCA 831231
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 81k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1570
Salary range: AUD 73k-AUD 90k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
36.8%
QLD
23.8%
NSW
21%
VIC
Education mix
30.9%
year 12
25%
year 10 and below
16.7%
certificate iii/ iv
Role overview
Meat Boner and Slicers trim and cut meat from bones, sides, and carcasses.
What you do
- • Operates switching controls to direct and drop carcasses and meat cuts from supply rails to boning tables.
- • Cuts meat to separate meat, fat and tissue from around bones.
- • Washes, scrapes and trims foreign material and blood from meat.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: year 12 (30.9%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Cuts meat to separate meat, fat and tissue from around bones.
- • Cuts sides and quarters of meat into standard meat cuts, such as rumps, flanks and shoulders, and removes internal fat, blood clots, bruises and other matter to prepare them for packing and marketing.
- • Operates switching controls to direct and drop carcasses and meat cuts from supply rails to boning tables.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1570
Annual median: AUD 81k
Range: AUD 73k-AUD 90k