The 10 Lowest Paying Jobs In Montana For 2019

Back in high school I had the best job you could have in high school, I worked at the local movie theater for minimum wage plus free popcorn and movies. I was happy to make minimum wage back then, but now I couldn’t imagine living on the $5.86/hr I was making.

All of this reminiscing got me wondering, who gets paid the least in Montana?

So to piggy-backing on our research into the highest paying jobs in Montana, we decided to use data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to identify the lowest paying jobs.

After combing through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we discovered that Graduate Teaching Assistants are the lowest paid people in Montana.

Here’s a quick look at the 10 lowest paying jobs in Montana:

For more information on how much the lowest paying jobs pay, read on, or check out this other reading on Montana:

If youĂÂre interested, you can read more about the Montana job scene here:

How we determined the lowest paid jobs in Montana

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 559 job classifications in Montana in order to identify those that get paid the least.

We will update the data annually as it becomes available from the BLS. The most recent data is as of May 2018.

For more reading, check out:

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Detailed List Of The Lowest Paying Jobs In Montana

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Graduate Teaching Assistants	$18,850	$17,510	650
2	Hosts And Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, And Coffee Shop	$19,780	$17,730	1,050
3	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, And Ticket Takers	$19,980	$17,980	210
4	Dining Room And Cafeteria Attendants And Bartender Helpers	$20,610	$17,810	1,170
5	Waiters And Waitresses	$20,990	$17,860	10,260
6	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$21,200	$18,160	260
7	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, And Coffee Shop	$21,320	$18,070	630
8	Dishwashers	$21,370	$18,080	2,260
9	Bartenders	$21,570	$18,060	4,580
10	Umpires, Referees, And Other Sports Officials	$22,160	$17,880	30
11	Gaming And Sports Book Writers And Runners	$22,220	$18,240	680
12	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$22,340	$18,250	830
13	Combined Food Preparation And Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	$22,380	$18,360	12,670
14	Childcare Workers	$22,380	$18,320	2,700
15	Cooks, Fast Food	$22,550	$18,190	2,020
16	Food Preparation Workers	$22,600	$18,280	2,850
17	Substitute Teachers	$22,680	$18,250	4,850
18	Amusement And Recreation Attendants	$22,860	$18,420	680
19	Cashiers	$22,930	$18,360	14,770
20	Parking Lot Attendants	$23,000	$18,440	100
21	Ambulance Drivers And Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$23,130	$17,950	30
22	Hotel, Motel, And Resort Desk Clerks	$23,650	$18,580	2,000
23	Demonstrators And Product Promoters	$24,050	$18,250	30
24	Telemarketers	$24,090	$17,650	70
25	Personal Care Aides	$24,250	$20,630	5,110
26	Baggage Porters And Bellhops	$24,460	$18,520	40
27	Food Preparation And Serving Related Workers, All Other	$24,540	$18,670	110
28	Packers And Packagers, Hand	$24,770	$18,260	950
29	Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Workers	$24,790	$19,640	810
30	Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	$24,850	$18,160	330
31	Cooks, Restaurant	$25,230	$19,000	5,690
32	Pressers, Textile, Garment, And Related Materials	$25,340	$19,370	70
33	Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$25,420	$18,900	6,500
34	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	$25,770	$19,130	860
35	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	$25,850	$18,300	600
36	Home Health Aides	$25,940	$20,590	1,570
37	Library Assistants, Clerical	$26,120	$19,030	130
38	Motion Picture Projectionists	$26,150	$21,560	100
39	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, And Cosmetologists	$26,170	$18,390	660
40	Fiberglass Laminators And Fabricators	$26,550	$19,640	40
41	Cleaners Of Vehicles And Equipment	$26,570	$19,680	1,350
42	Teacher Assistants	$26,630	$20,050	3,960
43	Taxi Drivers And Chauffeurs	$26,870	$18,130	490
44	Couriers And Messengers	$26,870	$18,970	130
45	Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$27,000	$19,470	460
46	Cooks, Institution And Cafeteria	$27,060	$19,430	2,430
47	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$27,120	$21,190	130
48	Floral Designers	$27,240	$20,650	190
49	Mail Clerks And Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$27,280	$18,890	290
50	Psychiatric Technicians	$27,280	$22,110	450
51	Receptionists And Information Clerks	$27,450	$19,980	2,040
52	Bakers	$27,560	$20,010	890
53	Coaches And Scouts	$27,580	$17,950	1,370
54	Stock Clerks And Order Fillers	$27,670	$19,760	5,480
55	Locker Room, Coatroom, And Dressing Room Attendants	$27,730	$18,920	30
56	Sewing Machine Operators	$27,750	$19,840	350
57	Security Guards	$28,080	$19,010	1,430
58	Radio And Television Announcers	$28,150	$19,180	200
59	Data Entry Keyers	$28,160	$21,570	550
60	Physical Therapist Aides	$28,320	$21,370	110
61	Retail Salespersons	$28,500	$18,830	15,110
62	File Clerks	$28,510	$19,010	460
63	Order Clerks	$28,700	$19,100	100
64	Tellers	$28,760	$21,980	1,830
65	Machine Feeders And Offbearers	$28,790	$18,010	100
66	Music Directors And Composers	$29,100	$17,780	160
67	Nursing Assistants	$29,110	$22,240	5,760
68	Reporters And Correspondents	$29,270	$19,750	290
69	Recreation Workers	$29,300	$18,950	1,550
70	Psychiatric Aides	$29,350	$25,320	940
71	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, And Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic	$29,350	$23,160	150
72	Print Binding And Finishing Workers	$29,370	$23,350	180
73	Residential Advisors	$29,460	$20,350	340
74	Packaging And Filling Machine Operators And Tenders	$29,570	$20,520	700
75	Pharmacy Aides	$29,580	$20,860	70
76	Helpers–Installation, Maintenance, And Repair Workers	$29,640	$19,490	370
77	Tire Repairers And Changers	$29,650	$21,760	890
78	Janitors And Cleaners, Except Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$29,790	$20,030	7,520
79	Crossing Guards	$29,900	$20,180	130
80	Funeral Attendants	$30,050	$21,290	60
81	Forest And Conservation Workers	$30,080	$22,160	80
82	Helpers–Production Workers	$30,290	$26,190	160
83	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, And Samplers, Recordkeeping	$30,410	$23,440	210
84	Merchandise Displayers And Window Trimmers	$30,420	$21,060	360
85	Social And Human Service Assistants	$30,420	$21,230	1,320
86	Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand	$30,430	$21,000	4,250
87	Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers	$30,560	$20,190	4,340
88	Tour And Travel Guides	$30,740	$18,940	350
89	Food Batchmakers	$30,770	$22,090	240
90	Molding, Coremaking, And Casting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic	$30,810	$25,100	320
91	Bus Drivers, School Or Special Client	$30,840	$18,850	2,280
92	Library Technicians	$30,920	$20,790	430
93	Transportation Workers, All Other	$30,970	$20,810	250
94	Medical Transcriptionists	$31,120	$19,060	180
95	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$31,160	$19,570	910
96	Medical Equipment Preparers	$31,510	$22,760	280
97	Veterinary Technologists And Technicians	$31,580	$23,980	350
98	Grinding And Polishing Workers, Hand	$31,580	$20,480	40
99	Interviewers, Except Eligibility And Loan	$31,580	$24,200	1,040
100	Rock Splitters, Quarry	$31,650	$24,510	120

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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