The 10 Lowest Paying Jobs In Colorado 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 Colorado?

So to piggy-backing on our research into the highest paying jobs in Colorado, 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 Food Preparation And Serving Related Workers, All Other are the lowest paid people in Colorado.

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

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

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

How we determined the lowest paid jobs in Colorado

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 681 job classifications in Colorado 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 Colorado

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Food Preparation And Serving Related Workers, All Other	$23,650	$21,220	1,850
2	Dining Room And Cafeteria Attendants And Bartender Helpers	$23,860	$21,220	8,790
3	Baggage Porters And Bellhops	$23,970	$21,220	970
4	Gaming Dealers	$24,000	$21,220	1,130
5	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, And Ticket Takers	$24,090	$21,220	2,950
6	Dishwashers	$24,110	$21,230	9,900
7	Cooks, Fast Food	$24,130	$21,230	5,810
8	Combined Food Preparation And Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	$24,290	$21,230	65,670
9	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, And Coffee Shop	$24,300	$21,220	5,130
10	Pressers, Textile, Garment, And Related Materials	$24,800	$21,230	330
11	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$25,330	$21,230	4,430
12	Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Workers	$25,330	$21,560	3,270
13	Hosts And Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, And Coffee Shop	$25,450	$21,220	10,720
14	Amusement And Recreation Attendants	$25,480	$21,220	9,150
15	Waiters And Waitresses	$25,510	$21,220	50,390
16	Cashiers	$25,860	$21,230	56,710
17	Parking Lot Attendants	$26,230	$21,220	2,040
18	Personal Care Aides	$26,410	$21,270	27,310
19	Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$26,640	$21,430	18,440
20	Packers And Packagers, Hand	$26,650	$21,240	8,200
21	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$26,730	$21,230	7,340
22	Cooks, Short Order	$26,900	$21,240	1,890
23	Home Health Aides	$26,980	$21,830	9,510
24	Demonstrators And Product Promoters	$27,130	$22,100	860
25	Food Preparation Workers	$27,500	$21,400	12,780
26	Automotive And Watercraft Service Attendants	$27,510	$21,230	2,190
27	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	$27,510	$21,230	4,930
28	Bartenders	$27,520	$21,220	11,390
29	Cleaners Of Vehicles And Equipment	$27,810	$21,240	6,470
30	Hotel, Motel, And Resort Desk Clerks	$28,000	$21,840	6,050
31	Food Processing Workers, All Other	$28,190	$21,950	1,450
32	Dietetic Technicians	$28,660	$21,240	300
33	Childcare Workers	$28,770	$21,240	8,620
34	Sewing Machine Operators	$28,820	$21,230	1,490
35	Janitors And Cleaners, Except Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$28,980	$21,350	34,350
36	Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$29,340	$21,230	3,050
37	Cooks, Restaurant	$29,490	$22,420	32,910
38	Cooks, Institution And Cafeteria	$29,630	$22,280	9,360
39	Textile, Apparel, And Furnishings Workers, All Other	$29,650	$21,220	60
40	Library Assistants, Clerical	$29,700	$22,150	1,080
41	Locker Room, Coatroom, And Dressing Room Attendants	$29,720	$21,230	150
42	Helpers–Roofers	$29,750	$22,700	110
43	Gaming Cage Workers	$29,860	$21,920	190
44	Teacher Assistants	$29,900	$22,480	20,240
45	Telemarketers	$29,980	$21,230	4,370
46	Manicurists And Pedicurists	$30,180	$21,670	1,600
47	Orderlies	$30,380	$22,330	670
48	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$30,400	$23,210	1,100
49	Food Batchmakers	$30,430	$22,350	2,270
50	Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$30,510	$22,950	890
51	Taxi Drivers And Chauffeurs	$30,650	$21,700	2,560
52	Tire Repairers And Changers	$30,650	$23,450	2,630
53	Animal Trainers	$30,690	$22,030	170
54	Shoe And Leather Workers And Repairers	$30,720	$22,610	70
55	Tellers	$30,810	$24,030	6,630
56	Retail Salespersons	$30,860	$21,260	86,610
57	Merchandise Displayers And Window Trimmers	$30,900	$22,080	1,870
58	Cutters And Trimmers, Hand	$30,920	$22,180	230
59	Food Cooking Machine Operators And Tenders	$31,110	$22,460	320
60	Recreation Workers	$31,110	$21,590	6,090
61	Driver/sales Workers	$31,140	$21,220	10,440
62	Bakers	$31,160	$22,080	3,620
63	Helpers–Production Workers	$31,190	$21,230	5,000
64	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, And Samplers, Recordkeeping	$31,190	$21,230	1,050
65	Stock Clerks And Order Fillers	$31,230	$22,230	36,530
66	Residential Advisors	$31,420	$21,530	680
67	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	$31,550	$21,230	1,170
68	Bicycle Repairers	$31,690	$24,900	490
69	Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	$31,870	$21,550	3,840
70	Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand	$32,010	$22,140	29,280
71	Physical Therapist Aides	$32,240	$22,290	460
72	Floral Designers	$32,280	$22,450	990
73	Receptionists And Information Clerks	$32,360	$22,380	18,240
74	Gaming Service Workers, All Other	$32,440	$22,440	230
75	Couriers And Messengers	$32,470	$22,800	1,110
76	Nursing Assistants	$32,610	$25,420	21,070
77	Barbers	$32,670	$22,150	720
78	Concierges	$32,690	$23,660	740
79	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders	$32,800	$24,200	160
80	Sewers, Hand	$32,810	$21,240	40
81	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, And Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic	$32,840	$22,400	530
82	Umpires, Referees, And Other Sports Officials	$32,890	$21,410	950
83	Agricultural Equipment Operators	$32,890	$22,360	80
84	Occupational Therapy Aides	$33,060	$26,590	70
85	Public Address System And Other Announcers	$33,120	$22,090	50
86	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$33,140	$23,820	8,700
87	Automotive Glass Installers And Repairers	$33,140	$26,630	140
88	Psychiatric Aides	$33,460	$26,350	520
89	Semiconductor Processors	$33,580	$22,530	1,370
90	Mail Clerks And Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$33,590	$22,740	1,140
91	Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$33,600	$22,830	2,250
92	Helpers–Installation, Maintenance, And Repair Workers	$33,890	$22,440	1,130
93	Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers	$33,940	$23,460	22,170
94	Tree Trimmers And Pruners	$34,080	$21,220	540
95	Lathe And Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic	$34,110	$22,160	130
96	Assemblers And Fabricators, All Other, Including Team Assemblers	$34,150	$23,290	6,910
97	Library Technicians	$34,380	$22,890	2,820
98	Helpers–Carpenters	$34,490	$27,580	420
99	Helpers–Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, And Stucco Masons	$34,600	$25,690	110
100	Coating, Painting, And Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders	$34,710	$24,830	940

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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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