251- 300 Low Paying Jobs
Feb 5, 2008
Rank | Private-industry occupation (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics classification) | Average annual earnings of full-time workers | Compared to U.S. average annual earnings ($40,553) | Median annual earnings | Average annual hours of work | Average weekly earnings | Average hourly earnings |
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251 | Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers | $28,158 | -31% | $23,038 | 1,968 | $541 | $14.31 |
252 | Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | $27,716 | -32% | $24,960 | 2,054 | $540 | $13.49 |
253 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | $27,699 | -32% | $24,960 | 2,071 | $534 | $13.37 |
254 | Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers | $27,576 | -32% | $25,272 | 2,073 | $530 | $13.30 |
255 | Sailors and marine oilers | $27,407 | -32% | $29,202 | 2,196 | $551 | $12.48 |
256 | Cutting workers | $27,130 | -33% | $26,541 | 2,041 | $529 | $13.29 |
257 | Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations | $26,962 | -34% | $26,000 | 1,987 | $519 | $13.57 |
258 | Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $26,957 | -34% | $24,918 | 2,070 | $519 | $13.02 |
259 | New accounts clerks | $26,887 | -34% | $26,624 | 2,066 | $517 | $13.02 |
260 | Data entry and information processing workers | $26,881 | -34% | $25,270 | 2,039 | $518 | $13.19 |
261 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | $26,861 | -34% | $25,438 | 2,075 | $517 | $12.94 |
262 | Proofreaders and copy markers | $26,814 | -34% | $24,960 | 2,080 | $516 | $12.89 |
263 | Bus drivers | $26,804 | -34% | $24,883 | 1,892 | $542 | $14.17 |
264 | Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers | $26,747 | -34% | $22,955 | 2,064 | $515 | $12.96 |
265 | Miscellaneous production workers | $26,719 | -34% | $23,322 | 2,063 | $516 | $12.95 |
266 | Miscellaneous personal appearance workers | $26,531 | -35% | $20,673 | 2,000 | $510 | $13.27 |
267 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | $26,482 | -35% | $26,000 | 2,032 | $509 | $13.03 |
268 | Furniture finishers | $26,431 | -35% | $24,960 | 2,080 | $508 | $12.71 |
269 | Bookbinders and bindery workers | $26,380 | -35% | $24,960 | 2,027 | $508 | $13.01 |
270 | Photographic process workers and processing machine operators | $26,123 | -36% | $22,880 | 2,030 | $504 | $12.87 |
271 | Miscellaneous food processing workers | $26,037 | -36% | $25,314 | 2,070 | $501 | $12.58 |
272 | Retail sales workers | $25,971 | -36% | $21,112 | 2,060 | $501 | $12.61 |
273 | Stock clerks and order fillers | $25,944 | -36% | $24,752 | 2,070 | $499 | $12.54 |
274 | Library assistants, clerical | $25,766 | -36% | $25,626 | 1,893 | $513 | $13.61 |
275 | Bakers | $25,641 | -37% | $23,712 | 2,042 | $493 | $12.56 |
276 | Helpers, construction trades | $25,547 | -37% | $23,679 | 2,034 | $501 | $12.56 |
277 | Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders | $25,383 | -37% | $24,960 | 2,072 | $489 | $12.25 |
278 | Receptionists and information clerks | $25,225 | -38% | $24,419 | 2,045 | $486 | $12.33 |
279 | Office machine operators, except computer | $25,043 | -38% | $24,315 | 2,043 | $485 | $12.26 |
280 | Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers | $24,826 | -39% | $23,296 | 2,055 | $477 | $12.08 |
281 | Refuse and recyclable material collectors | $24,757 | -39% | $23,123 | 2,242 | $476 | $11.04 |
282 | File clerks | $24,705 | -39% | $24,336 | 2,051 | $475 | $12.05 |
283 | Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders | $24,266 | -40% | $22,984 | 2,058 | $467 | $11.79 |
284 | Helpers--extraction workers | $24,263 | -40% | $22,339 | 2,080 | $467 | $11.67 |
285 | Barbers and cosmetologists | $24,191 | -40% | $20,094 | 1,940 | $465 | $12.47 |
286 | Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | $24,119 | -41% | $21,965 | 2,043 | $464 | $11.81 |
287 | Switchboard operators, including answering service | $24,034 | -41% | $23,225 | 2,041 | $462 | $11.78 |
288 | Laborers and material movers, hand | $23,015 | -43% | $20,850 | 2,052 | $445 | $11.22 |
289 | Telemarketers | $22,764 | -44% | $19,947 | 1,981 | $438 | $11.49 |
290 | Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians | $22,442 | -45% | $20,800 | 2,080 | $432 | $10.79 |
291 | Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers | $22,172 | -45% | $20,800 | 2,070 | $426 | $10.71 |
292 | Couriers and messengers | $22,011 | -46% | $21,865 | 1,999 | $423 | $11.01 |
293 | Security guards and gaming surveillance officers | $21,772 | -46% | $20,800 | 2,055 | $419 | $10.60 |
294 | Sewing machine operators | $21,704 | -46% | $19,760 | 2,052 | $418 | $10.58 |
295 | Recreation and fitness workers | $21,685 | -47% | $22,880 | 1,591 | $531 | $13.63 |
296 | Grounds maintenance workers | $21,653 | -47% | $19,240 | 1,919 | $447 | $11.28 |
297 | Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides | $21,542 | -47% | $20,800 | 2,005 | $414 | $10.74 |
298 | Service station attendants | $21,319 | -47% | $18,720 | 2,066 | $410 | $10.32 |
299 | Building cleaning workers | $21,182 | -48% | $19,074 | 2,029 | $410 | $10.44 |
300 | Cooks | $20,375 | -50% | $19,656 | 2,006 | $393 | $10.16 |
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