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AI exposure Production

Will AI replace meat?

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers. US occupation 51-3022.

0.0%

of the time meat spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of meat's working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 346 of 756 US occupations. No AI use seen in the work yet, along with 410 other occupations.No handover started yet, along with 410 other occupations.

Average US job 7.7%

Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.

What AI already does for meatWhat meat no longer do alone

O*NET lists 12 tasks for meat. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

12 of the 12 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Cut and trim meat to prepare for packing.Core task
  • Inspect meat products for defects, bruises or blemishes and remove them along with any excess fat.Core task
  • Separate meats and byproducts into specified containers and seal containers.Core task
  • Use knives, cleavers, meat saws, bandsaws, or other equipment to perform meat cutting and trimming.Core task
  • Weigh meats and tag containers for weight and contents.Core task
  • Clean and salt hides.
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  • Clean, trim, slice, and section carcasses for future processing.
  • Obtain and distribute specified meat or carcass.
  • Prepare ready-to-heat foods by filleting meat or fish or cutting it into bite-sized pieces, preparing and adding vegetables or applying sauces or breading.
  • Process primal parts into cuts that are ready for retail use.
  • Produce hamburger meat and meat trimmings.
  • Remove parts, such as skin, feathers, scales or bones, from carcass.

How that compares

Among the 98 production occupations, meat rank 56. The group averages 0.8%, and its most exposed job is Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers at 12.1%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Level with 0.0%

  1. 346Marriage and Family Therapists 0.0%
  2. 346Massage Therapists 0.0%
  3. 346Materials Engineers 0.0%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.