The 10 Lowest Paying Jobs In New York 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 New York?

So to piggy-backing on our research into the highest paying jobs in New York, 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 Shampooers are the lowest paid people in New York.

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

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

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

How we determined the lowest paid jobs in New York

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 744 job classifications in New York 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:

Detailed List Of The Lowest Paying Jobs In New York

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Shampooers	$23,380	$21,640	1,120
2	Manicurists And Pedicurists	$24,970	$21,640	24,190
3	Combined Food Preparation And Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	$25,470	$21,650	189,740
4	Cashiers	$25,540	$21,650	197,490
5	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, And Coffee Shop	$25,680	$21,640	28,040
6	Automotive And Watercraft Service Attendants	$25,840	$21,640	4,660
7	Cooks, Fast Food	$26,210	$22,010	9,940
8	Parking Lot Attendants	$26,220	$21,780	16,220
9	Home Health Aides	$26,240	$22,290	191,820
10	Shoe Machine Operators And Tenders	$26,240	$21,640	70
11	Amusement And Recreation Attendants	$26,360	$21,650	17,700
12	Dishwashers	$26,410	$21,650	32,940
13	Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Workers	$26,610	$21,640	15,980
14	Cooks, Short Order	$27,580	$21,910	8,890
15	Shoe And Leather Workers And Repairers	$27,580	$21,670	510
16	Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants	$27,590	$21,650	2,710
17	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$27,630	$21,920	7,860
18	Personal Care Aides	$27,640	$22,370	199,060
19	Pressers, Textile, Garment, And Related Materials	$27,660	$21,650	1,760
20	Graders And Sorters, Agricultural Products	$28,050	$21,640	50
21	Textile Bleaching And Dyeing Machine Operators And Tenders	$28,140	$22,160	90
22	Packers And Packagers, Hand	$28,240	$21,650	23,220
23	Hosts And Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, And Coffee Shop	$28,400	$21,690	19,950
24	Textile Winding, Twisting, And Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders	$28,420	$22,100	230
25	Food Preparation Workers	$28,520	$21,740	61,600
26	Childcare Workers	$28,820	$21,790	47,260
27	Logging Workers, All Other	$28,920	$22,500	30
28	Meat, Poultry, And Fish Cutters And Trimmers	$29,090	$21,640	1,770
29	Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	$29,090	$22,300	320
30	Stock Clerks And Order Fillers	$29,220	$21,930	110,880
31	Tire Repairers And Changers	$29,240	$21,650	2,700
32	Sewers, Hand	$29,310	$21,640	560
33	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, And Ticket Takers	$29,510	$21,650	12,510
34	Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$29,520	$25,560	3,130
35	Food Preparation And Serving Related Workers, All Other	$29,570	$22,030	3,000
36	Dining Room And Cafeteria Attendants And Bartender Helpers	$29,760	$21,640	36,300
37	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	$29,780	$21,650	13,110
38	Gaming And Sports Book Writers And Runners	$29,810	$21,650	580
39	Food Batchmakers	$30,000	$21,720	8,220
40	Helpers–Production Workers	$30,020	$21,760	6,860
41	Sewing Machine Operators	$30,020	$21,640	10,410
42	Retail Salespersons	$30,100	$21,650	301,670
43	Physical Therapist Aides	$30,230	$22,250	3,090
44	Slaughterers And Meat Packers	$30,280	$21,650	640
45	Driver/sales Workers	$30,370	$21,640	21,420
46	Helpers–Roofers	$30,410	$24,720	190
47	Cooks, Restaurant	$30,440	$22,080	73,340
48	Food Processing Workers, All Other	$30,590	$22,420	520
49	Manufactured Building And Mobile Home Installers	$30,690	$21,940	170
50	Funeral Attendants	$30,910	$21,650	1,370
51	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, And Cosmetologists	$30,920	$21,640	23,650
52	Entertainment Attendants And Related Workers, All Other	$30,940	$21,650	460
53	Bakers	$30,990	$22,010	12,000
54	Gaming Service Workers, All Other	$31,080	$22,740	50
55	Locker Room, Coatroom, And Dressing Room Attendants	$31,160	$21,640	1,660
56	Teacher Assistants	$31,330	$21,970	123,960
57	Protective Service Workers, All Other	$31,410	$21,650	23,700
58	Pharmacy Aides	$31,450	$22,070	2,050
59	Machine Feeders And Offbearers	$31,470	$22,570	1,370
60	Packaging And Filling Machine Operators And Tenders	$31,590	$22,270	16,590
61	Bicycle Repairers	$31,600	$21,650	480
62	Textile Knitting And Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders	$31,640	$23,320	970
63	Counter And Rental Clerks	$31,650	$22,020	20,500
64	Tellers	$31,680	$23,610	24,920
65	Telemarketers	$31,790	$22,020	5,450
66	Helpers–Carpenters	$32,050	$22,310	1,240
67	Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$32,320	$23,330	4,030
68	Food And Tobacco Roasting, Baking, And Drying Machine Operators And Tenders	$32,340	$23,050	720
69	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$32,500	$22,050	17,310
70	Historians	$32,640	$25,570	400
71	Molding, Coremaking, And Casting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic	$32,650	$22,580	3,490
72	Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	$32,720	$24,040	3,040
73	Personal Care And Service Workers, All Other	$32,900	$22,020	1,640
74	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	$33,010	$21,640	550
75	Recreation Workers	$33,150	$22,000	27,760
76	Food Cooking Machine Operators And Tenders	$33,290	$23,450	890
77	Assemblers And Fabricators, All Other, Including Team Assemblers	$33,480	$22,580	39,300
78	Floral Designers	$33,520	$23,050	2,020
79	Coil Winders, Tapers, And Finishers	$33,540	$22,970	280
80	Couriers And Messengers	$33,620	$21,650	9,630
81	Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$33,760	$22,100	3,590
82	Cleaners Of Vehicles And Equipment	$33,830	$21,650	19,520
83	Hotel, Motel, And Resort Desk Clerks	$33,860	$22,500	10,550
84	Library Assistants, Clerical	$33,900	$22,240	6,630
85	Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand	$33,940	$22,390	130,850
86	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Wood	$33,970	$23,910	960
87	Automotive Glass Installers And Repairers	$34,020	$24,950	1,060
88	Gaming Dealers	$34,050	$21,640	2,080
89	Gaming Surveillance Officers And Gaming Investigators	$34,100	$23,910	240
90	Baggage Porters And Bellhops	$34,130	$22,220	3,980
91	File Clerks	$34,170	$21,770	7,290
92	Receptionists And Information Clerks	$34,430	$23,460	95,740
93	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, And Samplers, Recordkeeping	$34,440	$22,420	2,750
94	Waiters And Waitresses	$34,460	$21,640	167,250
95	Order Clerks	$34,490	$22,900	5,980
96	Tour And Travel Guides	$34,530	$22,000	2,810
97	Drilling And Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic	$34,560	$22,870	190
98	Rock Splitters, Quarry	$34,590	$24,900	110
99	Plating And Coating Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic	$34,640	$24,490	1,670
100	Pharmacy Technicians	$34,640	$23,390	19,320

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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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