These statistics are for the career group Butchers and Bakers (NOC 625), which includes Meat Cutters.

Workers are employed in the following industries: Retail trade (89%), Wholesale trade (8%).

According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), 58% of workers in this occupation worked full-time, compared to the average of 81% for all occupations.

Women represented 48% of workers in this occupation, which is the same as the average for all occupations.

This occupation (Butchers, Meat Cutters and Fishmongers - Retail and Wholesale) is part of a larger group called Butchers and Bakers (NOC 625). According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), the unionization rate for this group was 41%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 31%.