Trade family

Food & Provisions

Old methods: real bread, whole-animal butchery, small batches.

A day in the life

Early starts, dough and whole-animal breakdown, fermentation, and small-batch production. Hands-on, repetitive, and quality-led.

Typical hourly ranges across Dallas–Fort Worth.

Apprentice$14–18/hr

Journeyman$18–26/hr

Master$30–55/hr

Per hour · DFW average

1–3 years, often through a shop plus short intensives; brewers and distillers learn fermentation science on the job.

Long standing, cold (butchers, brewers), heat (ovens), and heavy lifting of dough and carcasses.

Food production requires a Texas food handler card and, for meat and dairy, state inspection; brewers and distillers hold TABC and TTB permits.

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