The 10 Lowest Paying Jobs In Connecticut 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 Connecticut?

So to piggy-backing on our research into the highest paying jobs in Connecticut, 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 Gaming Dealers are the lowest paid people in Connecticut.

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

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

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

How we determined the lowest paid jobs in Connecticut

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 617 job classifications in Connecticut 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 Connecticut

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Gaming Dealers	$22,050	$21,780	460
2	Dishwashers	$24,790	$21,800	6,090
3	Manicurists And Pedicurists	$24,910	$21,800	3,610
4	Baggage Porters And Bellhops	$25,000	$21,780	260
5	Cashiers	$25,290	$21,920	45,940
6	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$25,520	$21,790	1,460
7	Combined Food Preparation And Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	$25,650	$21,940	28,120
8	Hosts And Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, And Coffee Shop	$25,700	$21,790	3,610
9	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, And Coffee Shop	$25,860	$21,840	6,970
10	Dining Room And Cafeteria Attendants And Bartender Helpers	$25,860	$21,780	4,220
11	Amusement And Recreation Attendants	$26,090	$21,790	2,540
12	Waiters And Waitresses	$26,350	$21,460	29,660
13	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, And Ticket Takers	$26,360	$21,780	970
14	Hotel, Motel, And Resort Desk Clerks	$26,700	$22,200	2,980
15	Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Workers	$26,850	$21,900	2,620
16	Bartenders	$26,970	$21,780	8,560
17	Cooks, Fast Food	$27,040	$21,790	4,980
18	Pressers, Textile, Garment, And Related Materials	$27,210	$22,220	570
19	Personal Care Aides	$27,300	$22,350	26,360
20	Childcare Workers	$27,400	$22,270	9,490
21	Barbers	$27,550	$24,440	50
22	Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$27,690	$22,270	9,370
23	Parking Lot Attendants	$28,190	$21,910	900
24	Locker Room, Coatroom, And Dressing Room Attendants	$28,200	$22,040	370
25	Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants	$28,230	$21,810	220
26	Home Health Aides	$28,240	$22,120	7,170
27	Gaming Service Workers, All Other	$28,340	$21,790	40
28	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	$28,530	$22,260	2,320
29	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$28,690	$22,140	4,550
30	Forging Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic	$28,890	$22,410	240
31	Food Preparation Workers	$28,940	$21,980	11,890
32	Cleaners Of Vehicles And Equipment	$29,170	$21,820	3,100
33	Tire Repairers And Changers	$29,190	$22,740	810
34	Tour And Travel Guides	$29,320	$22,260	440
35	Cooks, Short Order	$29,430	$21,790	1,590
36	Personal Care And Service Workers, All Other	$29,760	$22,280	490
37	Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	$29,760	$22,310	790
38	Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$30,240	$21,600	230
39	Cooks, Restaurant	$30,450	$22,860	13,100
40	Stock Clerks And Order Fillers	$30,470	$22,330	22,300
41	Taxi Drivers And Chauffeurs	$30,590	$22,450	3,770
42	Food Batchmakers	$30,700	$22,380	1,500
43	Recreation Workers	$30,930	$22,140	5,510
44	Food Cooking Machine Operators And Tenders	$30,980	$22,470	210
45	Physical Therapist Aides	$30,980	$22,360	350
46	Demonstrators And Product Promoters	$31,240	$23,030	450
47	Bakers	$31,240	$22,440	2,050
48	Meat, Poultry, And Fish Cutters And Trimmers	$31,260	$21,730	220
49	Office And Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$31,400	$21,750	6,160
50	Pharmacy Aides	$31,460	$22,240	150
51	Dietetic Technicians	$31,500	$21,830	390
52	Machine Feeders And Offbearers	$31,580	$21,810	420
53	Textile, Apparel, And Furnishings Workers, All Other	$31,640	$23,120	90
54	Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$32,010	$22,420	1,810
55	Material Moving Workers, All Other	$32,360	$22,140	200
56	Cleaning, Washing, And Metal Pickling Equipment Operators And Tenders	$32,590	$24,480	190
57	Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand	$32,600	$22,870	28,120
58	Food Preparation And Serving Related Workers, All Other	$32,910	$22,110	520
59	Retail Salespersons	$32,910	$22,190	44,710
60	Food Processing Workers, All Other	$32,940	$22,360	170
61	Funeral Attendants	$33,010	$23,290	370
62	Library Assistants, Clerical	$33,080	$22,620	1,670
63	Concierges	$33,170	$22,560	210
64	Tellers	$33,360	$26,360	5,290
65	Nursing Assistants	$33,390	$25,770	22,150
66	Photographic Process Workers And Processing Machine Operators	$33,410	$22,670	160
67	Occupational Therapy Aides	$33,740	$22,210	100
68	Substitute Teachers	$33,800	$22,630	6,000
69	Packers And Packagers, Hand	$33,830	$22,470	7,410
70	Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$33,870	$24,060	100
71	Assemblers And Fabricators, All Other, Including Team Assemblers	$34,070	$22,910	12,400
72	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, And Cosmetologists	$34,140	$21,940	4,760
73	Mail Clerks And Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$34,360	$23,070	1,860
74	Janitors And Cleaners, Except Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,360	$22,700	29,290
75	Couriers And Messengers	$34,410	$23,980	540
76	Orderlies	$34,450	$25,010	470
77	Pharmacy Technicians	$34,530	$24,440	4,120
78	Teacher Assistants	$34,650	$22,990	22,930
79	Driver/sales Workers	$34,690	$21,810	3,970
80	Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$34,850	$24,610	960
81	Grinding And Polishing Workers, Hand	$34,850	$21,680	360
82	Receptionists And Information Clerks	$34,860	$23,620	14,350
83	Helpers–Installation, Maintenance, And Repair Workers	$34,890	$21,540	860
84	File Clerks	$34,950	$23,070	840
85	Telemarketers	$34,950	$21,810	1,030
86	Security Guards	$34,950	$23,350	10,940
87	Helpers–Production Workers	$35,090	$23,260	1,470
88	Sewing Machine Operators	$35,120	$23,510	790
89	Counter And Rental Clerks	$35,360	$22,730	3,860
90	Molding, Coremaking, And Casting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic	$35,750	$22,960	1,460
91	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	$35,940	$21,820	170
92	Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	$35,980	$27,320	40
93	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, And Kettle Operators And Tenders	$36,050	$23,720	40
94	Rock Splitters, Quarry	$36,060	$25,390	90
95	Print Binding And Finishing Workers	$36,080	$23,370	750
96	Sales And Related Workers, All Other	$36,230	$22,130	640
97	Foundry Mold And Coremakers	$36,270	$26,960	60
98	Transportation Workers, All Other	$36,400	$23,090	280
99	Molders, Shapers, And Casters, Except Metal And Plastic	$36,480	$23,850	140
100	Floral Designers	$36,530	$23,620	550

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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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