The 10 Lowest Paying Jobs In South Carolina 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 South Carolina?

So to piggy-backing on our research into the highest paying jobs in South Carolina, 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 Combined Food Preparation And Serving Workers, Including Fast Food are the lowest paid people in South Carolina.

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

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

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

How we determined the lowest paid jobs in South Carolina

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 653 job classifications in South Carolina 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 South Carolina

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Combined Food Preparation And Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	$18,910	$16,200	71,480
2	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, And Ticket Takers	$19,630	$16,190	2,000
3	Baggage Porters And Bellhops	$19,770	$16,180	460
4	Cooks, Fast Food	$19,810	$16,410	7,990
5	Dishwashers	$19,980	$16,460	6,000
6	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, And Coffee Shop	$20,010	$16,560	2,350
7	Cashiers	$20,160	$16,430	66,960
8	Waiters And Waitresses	$20,290	$16,250	37,810
9	Food Preparation And Serving Related Workers, All Other	$20,400	$16,790	130
10	Hosts And Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, And Coffee Shop	$20,460	$16,590	6,310
11	Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$20,540	$16,570	16,600
12	Dining Room And Cafeteria Attendants And Bartender Helpers	$20,630	$16,380	3,930
13	Parking Lot Attendants	$20,760	$16,300	800
14	Amusement And Recreation Attendants	$20,870	$16,320	6,380
15	Legislators	$20,910	$16,160	780
16	Personal Care Aides	$20,990	$16,650	18,040
17	Childcare Workers	$21,030	$16,620	6,700
18	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$21,090	$16,630	1,510
19	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$21,750	$16,760	1,970
20	Home Health Aides	$21,810	$16,880	9,600
21	Bartenders	$22,010	$16,390	6,400
22	Hotel, Motel, And Resort Desk Clerks	$22,060	$16,930	6,020
23	Pressers, Textile, Garment, And Related Materials	$22,300	$17,060	800
24	Cooks, Short Order	$22,330	$17,080	1,810
25	Slaughterers And Meat Packers	$22,400	$16,950	660
26	Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Workers	$22,640	$16,910	3,260
27	Cooks, Institution And Cafeteria	$22,960	$16,890	8,290
28	Locker Room, Coatroom, And Dressing Room Attendants	$22,970	$17,440	130
29	Helpers–Roofers	$22,990	$16,180	150
30	Taxi Drivers And Chauffeurs	$23,060	$16,820	1,690
31	Teacher Assistants	$23,240	$16,720	15,470
32	Janitors And Cleaners, Except Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$23,370	$16,920	31,980
33	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	$23,400	$16,780	3,170
34	Food Preparation Workers	$23,400	$17,220	9,420
35	Graders And Sorters, Agricultural Products	$23,450	$17,530	210
36	Cleaners Of Vehicles And Equipment	$23,500	$16,970	4,240
37	Packers And Packagers, Hand	$23,580	$17,100	9,000
38	Cooks, Restaurant	$23,680	$17,370	24,430
39	Meat, Poultry, And Fish Cutters And Trimmers	$23,840	$17,420	5,770
40	Substitute Teachers	$23,950	$16,770	6,500
41	Gaming And Sports Book Writers And Runners	$23,960	$17,350	260
42	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, And Cosmetologists	$24,090	$16,500	4,890
43	Funeral Attendants	$24,100	$17,370	1,060
44	Orderlies	$24,110	$17,940	1,040
45	Crossing Guards	$24,170	$18,040	350
46	Bus Drivers, School Or Special Client	$24,400	$16,800	6,310
47	Sewing Machine Operators	$24,570	$16,950	2,470
48	Residential Advisors	$24,770	$17,360	1,840
49	Automotive And Watercraft Service Attendants	$24,810	$17,740	700
50	Refuse And Recyclable Material Collectors	$24,920	$16,810	2,240
51	Pharmacy Aides	$24,940	$17,490	200
52	Gaming Dealers	$25,050	$17,000	230
53	Library Assistants, Clerical	$25,050	$17,760	870
54	Ambulance Drivers And Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$25,150	$17,940	600
55	Couriers And Messengers	$25,380	$18,210	1,460
56	Nursing Assistants	$25,390	$18,710	20,950
57	Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$25,450	$19,320	1,390
58	Bakers	$25,640	$17,880	1,950
59	Driver/sales Workers	$25,660	$16,700	6,640
60	Dietetic Technicians	$25,730	$17,140	670
61	Floral Designers	$26,230	$18,190	580
62	Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders	$26,290	$20,310	620
63	Recreation Workers	$26,340	$16,940	5,160
64	Retail Salespersons	$26,420	$17,230	70,740
65	Stock Clerks And Order Fillers	$26,530	$18,140	29,310
66	Machine Feeders And Offbearers	$26,610	$18,730	1,430
67	Concierges	$26,830	$20,390	310
68	Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators And Tenders	$26,900	$18,090	70
69	Counter And Rental Clerks	$27,240	$17,430	4,430
70	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$27,270	$19,120	1,590
71	Food Batchmakers	$27,340	$18,910	1,220
72	Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers	$27,400	$19,000	14,070
73	Helpers–Production Workers	$27,550	$18,320	5,650
74	Tire Repairers And Changers	$27,610	$19,900	1,920
75	Receptionists And Information Clerks	$27,660	$18,760	12,540
76	Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	$27,700	$17,420	1,280
77	Office Clerks, General	$27,810	$17,710	33,310
78	Grinding And Polishing Workers, Hand	$27,970	$17,680	500
79	Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, And Illustrators	$28,070	$16,270	110
80	Cutters And Trimmers, Hand	$28,070	$17,030	100
81	Food And Tobacco Roasting, Baking, And Drying Machine Operators And Tenders	$28,090	$20,810	130
82	Bicycle Repairers	$28,280	$21,140	80
83	Forest And Conservation Workers	$28,330	$19,570	240
84	Telemarketers	$28,440	$17,140	1,360
85	Merchandise Displayers And Window Trimmers	$28,770	$19,350	1,770
86	Costume Attendants	$28,890	$17,130	30
87	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$28,940	$16,940	5,940
88	Photographic Process Workers And Processing Machine Operators	$28,970	$19,380	180
89	Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand	$29,010	$19,520	56,600
90	Helpers–Carpenters	$29,230	$20,950	870
91	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Wood	$29,240	$20,560	1,330
92	Occupational Therapy Aides	$29,330	$17,990	70
93	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Except Sawing	$29,360	$17,880	1,450
94	Helpers–Installation, Maintenance, And Repair Workers	$29,480	$20,510	1,990
95	Textile Bleaching And Dyeing Machine Operators And Tenders	$29,520	$22,040	1,150
96	Textile Winding, Twisting, And Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders	$29,650	$22,130	3,170
97	Packaging And Filling Machine Operators And Tenders	$29,700	$18,570	6,570
98	Helpers–Electricians	$29,740	$20,920	1,990
99	Helpers–Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, And Steamfitters	$29,780	$18,480	1,330
100	Skincare Specialists	$29,900	$17,310	440

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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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