The 10 Lowest Paying Jobs In Arizona 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 Arizona?

So to piggy-backing on our research into the highest paying jobs in Arizona, 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 Crossing Guards are the lowest paid people in Arizona.

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

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

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

How we determined the lowest paid jobs in Arizona

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 672 job classifications in Arizona 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 Arizona

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Crossing Guards	$23,300	$21,850	1,190
2	Pressers, Textile, Garment, And Related Materials	$23,540	$21,850	660
3	Gaming Dealers	$23,600	$21,840	2,700
4	Cooks, Fast Food	$23,620	$21,850	17,500
5	Combined Food Preparation And Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	$24,040	$21,850	64,570
6	Dishwashers	$24,190	$21,850	10,820
7	Personal Care Aides	$24,440	$21,860	47,610
8	Parking Lot Attendants	$24,610	$21,850	2,440
9	Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$24,610	$21,850	16,750
10	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$24,770	$21,860	2,430
11	Hosts And Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, And Coffee Shop	$24,870	$21,850	8,610
12	Cashiers	$24,970	$21,850	63,450
13	Food Preparation Workers	$25,000	$21,860	14,220
14	Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	$25,120	$21,850	10,290
15	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, And Ticket Takers	$25,160	$21,850	2,870
16	Childcare Workers	$25,160	$21,860	10,450
17	Hotel, Motel, And Resort Desk Clerks	$25,210	$21,860	5,100
18	Amusement And Recreation Attendants	$25,440	$21,850	5,180
19	Home Health Aides	$25,470	$22,240	17,570
20	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, And Coffee Shop	$25,530	$21,860	12,490
21	Locker Room, Coatroom, And Dressing Room Attendants	$25,600	$21,850	510
22	Teacher Assistants	$25,620	$21,860	25,540
23	Cleaners Of Vehicles And Equipment	$25,670	$21,850	8,050
24	Entertainment Attendants And Related Workers, All Other	$25,680	$21,840	30
25	Food Preparation And Serving Related Workers, All Other	$25,730	$21,850	760
26	Motion Picture Projectionists	$26,030	$21,840	110
27	Cooks, Short Order	$26,090	$22,070	3,670
28	Dining Room And Cafeteria Attendants And Bartender Helpers	$26,150	$21,850	9,520
29	Janitors And Cleaners, Except Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$26,410	$21,850	35,320
30	Orderlies	$26,410	$22,460	800
31	Gaming Change Persons And Booth Cashiers	$26,410	$21,850	1,450
32	Personal Care And Service Workers, All Other	$26,580	$21,850	860
33	Manicurists And Pedicurists	$26,640	$22,040	1,420
34	Packers And Packagers, Hand	$26,780	$21,850	10,900
35	Retail Salespersons	$27,050	$21,860	92,690
36	Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders	$27,210	$21,850	380
37	Taxi Drivers And Chauffeurs	$27,210	$21,850	6,680
38	Counter And Rental Clerks	$27,270	$21,850	7,610
39	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	$27,320	$21,850	3,840
40	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$27,320	$21,850	5,550
41	Recreation Workers	$27,420	$21,850	7,210
42	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Except Sawing	$27,500	$22,250	1,130
43	Tire Repairers And Changers	$27,520	$22,330	3,200
44	Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Workers	$27,600	$21,920	4,220
45	Etchers And Engravers	$27,610	$22,060	180
46	Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants	$27,700	$21,860	160
47	Floral Designers	$27,800	$22,580	340
48	Food Batchmakers	$27,830	$22,000	2,910
49	Gaming Cage Workers	$27,920	$22,110	290
50	Cooks, Institution And Cafeteria	$28,120	$22,250	5,570
51	Food Processing Workers, All Other	$28,200	$22,260	270
52	Dietetic Technicians	$28,250	$21,860	1,350
53	Baggage Porters And Bellhops	$28,260	$21,850	880
54	Automotive And Watercraft Service Attendants	$28,320	$22,370	2,030
55	Cooks, Restaurant	$28,330	$22,500	25,570
56	Physical Therapist Aides	$28,360	$22,660	940
57	Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers	$28,730	$22,540	21,690
58	Helpers–Production Workers	$28,840	$22,170	3,690
59	Bakers	$28,930	$21,950	2,690
60	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$28,940	$22,910	960
61	Concierges	$28,980	$22,440	980
62	Stock Clerks And Order Fillers	$29,000	$22,100	42,620
63	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, And Cosmetologists	$29,010	$21,850	8,810
64	Library Assistants, Clerical	$29,010	$22,100	1,360
65	Security Guards	$29,200	$22,210	22,790
66	Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$29,300	$23,220	2,780
67	Merchandise Displayers And Window Trimmers	$29,390	$22,610	2,110
68	Fiberglass Laminators And Fabricators	$29,410	$21,850	60
69	Funeral Attendants	$29,620	$21,850	410
70	Tour And Travel Guides	$29,740	$22,070	1,640
71	Driver/sales Workers	$29,750	$21,850	10,020
72	Telemarketers	$29,780	$22,530	8,980
73	Conveyor Operators And Tenders	$29,850	$25,280	280
74	Painting, Coating, And Decorating Workers	$29,870	$22,430	280
75	Mail Clerks And Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$29,900	$22,570	1,220
76	Sewing Machine Operators	$29,940	$22,100	1,900
77	Receptionists And Information Clerks	$30,050	$22,590	22,820
78	Waiters And Waitresses	$30,220	$21,850	48,830
79	Packaging And Filling Machine Operators And Tenders	$30,350	$21,860	3,880
80	Tellers	$30,370	$24,090	5,920
81	Cooks, All Other	$30,410	$22,510	120
82	Couriers And Messengers	$30,440	$21,860	1,370
83	Assemblers And Fabricators, All Other, Including Team Assemblers	$30,460	$22,330	15,050
84	Textile, Apparel, And Furnishings Workers, All Other	$30,470	$21,850	60
85	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Wood	$30,510	$23,030	740
86	Print Binding And Finishing Workers	$30,710	$21,850	450
87	Bus Drivers, School Or Special Client	$30,730	$22,440	7,210
88	Plating And Coating Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic	$30,770	$22,810	390
89	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$31,010	$22,050	6,820
90	Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$31,290	$21,860	990
91	Bartenders	$31,320	$21,850	11,990
92	Machine Feeders And Offbearers	$31,390	$22,620	390
93	Nursing Assistants	$31,450	$25,300	14,750
94	Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand	$31,460	$22,520	43,300
95	Cutters And Trimmers, Hand	$31,720	$23,550	160
96	Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators And Tenders	$31,740	$22,820	30
97	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic	$31,770	$24,790	90
98	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	$31,930	$22,370	410
99	Material Moving Workers, All Other	$31,960	$23,900	170
100	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, And Samplers, Recordkeeping	$31,970	$21,850	1,040

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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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