The 10 Lowest Paying Jobs In Delaware 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 Delaware?

So to piggy-backing on our research into the highest paying jobs in Delaware, 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 Dining Room And Cafeteria Attendants And Bartender Helpers are the lowest paid people in Delaware.

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

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

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

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These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Delaware

How we determined the lowest paid jobs in Delaware

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 463 job classifications in Delaware 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 Delaware

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Dining Room And Cafeteria Attendants And Bartender Helpers	$19,390	$17,820	1,380
2	Shampooers	$19,560	$17,760	270
3	Hosts And Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, And Coffee Shop	$19,850	$18,100	1,620
4	Combined Food Preparation And Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	$20,830	$18,150	11,390
5	Amusement And Recreation Attendants	$21,140	$18,200	1,390
6	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, And Ticket Takers	$21,150	$17,900	170
7	Dishwashers	$21,350	$18,470	1,640
8	Cooks, Fast Food	$21,450	$18,530	710
9	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, And Coffee Shop	$21,690	$18,410	1,600
10	Cashiers	$22,220	$18,450	13,820
11	Cooks, Short Order	$22,230	$18,590	80
12	Childcare Workers	$22,300	$18,410	1,070
13	Food Preparation Workers	$22,360	$18,240	2,480
14	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$22,820	$18,780	310
15	Parking Lot Attendants	$23,560	$18,450	290
16	Waiters And Waitresses	$23,690	$18,200	8,010
17	Personal Care Aides	$23,840	$20,500	4,930
18	Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Workers	$23,870	$18,560	630
19	Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$23,940	$18,420	2,050
20	Library Assistants, Clerical	$24,250	$19,650	490
21	Cleaners Of Vehicles And Equipment	$24,470	$18,520	960
22	Automotive And Watercraft Service Attendants	$24,550	$19,810	210
23	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$24,700	$18,740	1,040
24	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	$24,810	$18,560	680
25	Manicurists And Pedicurists	$24,900	$18,580	410
26	Food Preparation And Serving Related Workers, All Other	$25,060	$17,630	120
27	Bartenders	$25,310	$18,490	2,290
28	Hotel, Motel, And Resort Desk Clerks	$25,660	$18,500	710
29	Physical Therapist Aides	$26,050	$20,800	240
30	Bakers	$26,090	$18,890	350
31	Residential Advisors	$26,120	$21,220	350
32	Retail Salespersons	$26,330	$18,700	15,000
33	Meat, Poultry, And Fish Cutters And Trimmers	$26,430	$21,390	5,540
34	Graders And Sorters, Agricultural Products	$26,690	$21,970	150
35	Baggage Porters And Bellhops	$26,800	$18,530	30
36	Protective Service Workers, All Other	$26,810	$19,710	310
37	Stock Clerks And Order Fillers	$27,110	$19,470	4,770
38	Receptionists And Information Clerks	$27,160	$19,200	2,400
39	Taxi Drivers And Chauffeurs	$27,330	$21,460	500
40	Cooks, Restaurant	$27,430	$19,680	4,590
41	Tour And Travel Guides	$27,460	$19,650	270
42	Merchandise Displayers And Window Trimmers	$27,740	$18,960	620
43	Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$27,750	$20,230	270
44	Concierges	$28,020	$20,310	40
45	Helpers–Installation, Maintenance, And Repair Workers	$28,020	$18,840	800
46	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, And Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic	$28,230	$20,430	40
47	Slaughterers And Meat Packers	$28,280	$21,040	390
48	Security Guards	$28,370	$20,600	3,430
49	Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	$28,390	$18,520	190
50	Recreation Workers	$28,430	$19,030	920
51	Sewing Machine Operators	$28,530	$21,430	170
52	Janitors And Cleaners, Except Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$28,530	$19,960	8,720
53	Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand	$28,560	$20,670	4,960
54	Helpers–Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, And Steamfitters	$28,770	$20,260	260
55	Demonstrators And Product Promoters	$28,900	$20,830	310
56	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$28,910	$20,270	2,150
57	Food Processing Workers, All Other	$28,960	$24,870	340
58	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, And Samplers, Recordkeeping	$29,060	$18,920	260
59	Machine Feeders And Offbearers	$29,090	$25,320	200
60	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$29,090	$21,210	220
61	Floral Designers	$29,180	$19,340	90
62	Ambulance Drivers And Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$29,240	$22,440	60
63	Helpers–Carpenters	$29,290	$21,310	330
64	Helpers–Production Workers	$29,380	$19,030	410
65	File Clerks	$29,510	$19,640	590
66	Home Health Aides	$29,560	$20,410	1,620
67	Tailors, Dressmakers, And Custom Sewers	$29,680	$20,860	60
68	Electrical, Electronic, And Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, And Finishers	$30,170	$22,210	290
69	Office Clerks, General	$30,370	$19,530	6,460
70	Couriers And Messengers	$30,420	$21,910	290
71	Tellers	$30,670	$23,110	1,560
72	Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers	$30,690	$22,270	3,460
73	Gaming And Sports Book Writers And Runners	$30,720	$21,170	60
74	Nursing Assistants	$30,780	$25,210	4,850
75	Umpires, Referees, And Other Sports Officials	$30,960	$18,520	90
76	Shipping, Receiving, And Traffic Clerks	$31,330	$19,480	2,340
77	Teacher Assistants	$31,400	$19,890	3,790
78	Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$31,890	$20,630	170
79	Gaming Surveillance Officers And Gaming Investigators	$31,960	$24,400	40
80	Mail Clerks And Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$31,970	$21,690	400
81	Dietetic Technicians	$32,030	$22,640	100
82	Tire Repairers And Changers	$32,060	$20,060	220
83	Bailiffs	$32,160	$28,780	90
84	Helpers–Roofers	$32,290	$26,160	60
85	Cooks, Institution And Cafeteria	$32,620	$22,220	2,650
86	Orderlies	$32,820	$26,950	360
87	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	$32,890	$25,980	110
88	Data Entry Keyers	$32,970	$23,590	590
89	Psychiatric Technicians	$32,970	$26,610	130
90	Packaging And Filling Machine Operators And Tenders	$33,000	$20,540	850
91	Helpers–Electricians	$33,020	$19,830	270
92	Medical Transcriptionists	$33,220	$21,050	110
93	Crossing Guards	$33,280	$21,530	430
94	Medical Assistants	$33,350	$23,770	2,560
95	Photographic Process Workers And Processing Machine Operators	$33,410	$20,040	40
96	Counter And Rental Clerks	$33,450	$21,430	1,280
97	Assemblers And Fabricators, All Other, Including Team Assemblers	$33,480	$22,400	1,370
98	Social And Human Service Assistants	$33,590	$24,790	840
99	Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, And Applicators, Vegetation	$33,640	$24,310	50
100	Cutting, Punching, And Press Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic	$33,990	$23,850	200

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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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