The 10 Lowest Paying Jobs In Florida 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 Florida?

So to piggy-backing on our research into the highest paying jobs in Florida, 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 Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, And Coffee Shop are the lowest paid people in Florida.

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

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

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

How we determined the lowest paid jobs in Florida

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 730 job classifications in Florida 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 Florida

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, And Coffee Shop	$20,970	$17,920	33,980
2	Combined Food Preparation And Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	$21,120	$17,920	226,370
3	Dining Room And Cafeteria Attendants And Bartender Helpers	$21,700	$17,960	38,680
4	Parking Lot Attendants	$21,850	$17,990	17,320
5	Dishwashers	$21,850	$18,260	39,250
6	Cashiers	$21,870	$18,110	242,900
7	Barbers	$22,180	$18,120	970
8	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, And Ticket Takers	$22,540	$18,080	9,200
9	Cooks, Fast Food	$22,550	$18,140	14,790
10	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$22,570	$18,020	16,190
11	Amusement And Recreation Attendants	$22,610	$18,260	36,440
12	Pressers, Textile, Garment, And Related Materials	$22,660	$18,230	2,920
13	Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Workers	$22,740	$18,290	16,810
14	Gaming Dealers	$22,810	$17,820	3,860
15	Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$23,300	$18,540	80,900
16	Personal Care Aides	$23,390	$18,600	36,810
17	Packers And Packagers, Hand	$23,500	$18,360	34,040
18	Shampooers	$23,540	$18,180	1,330
19	Childcare Workers	$23,590	$18,360	30,070
20	Gaming Cage Workers	$23,720	$17,940	460
21	Baggage Porters And Bellhops	$23,750	$18,030	7,140
22	Motion Picture Projectionists	$23,770	$18,420	700
23	Hosts And Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, And Coffee Shop	$24,110	$18,190	32,720
24	Food Preparation And Serving Related Workers, All Other	$24,130	$18,530	2,990
25	Food Preparation Workers	$24,190	$18,510	62,010
26	Home Health Aides	$24,280	$18,680	32,960
27	Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	$24,520	$18,140	10,670
28	Etchers And Engravers	$24,530	$17,740	300
29	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	$24,770	$18,480	12,890
30	Hotel, Motel, And Resort Desk Clerks	$24,890	$19,290	19,640
31	Teacher Assistants	$25,010	$18,390	50,440
32	Crossing Guards	$25,230	$19,070	4,820
33	Funeral Attendants	$25,290	$19,070	2,500
34	Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants	$25,320	$18,480	2,340
35	Telemarketers	$25,330	$18,380	21,700
36	Driver/sales Workers	$25,330	$18,080	28,850
37	Taxi Drivers And Chauffeurs	$25,400	$18,500	9,880
38	Janitors And Cleaners, Except Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$25,450	$18,600	124,460
39	Helpers–Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, And Stucco Masons	$25,540	$19,300	840
40	Cleaners Of Vehicles And Equipment	$25,630	$18,480	27,710
41	Personal Care And Service Workers, All Other	$25,710	$18,470	5,400
42	Locker Room, Coatroom, And Dressing Room Attendants	$25,750	$18,690	1,610
43	Psychiatric Aides	$25,890	$20,660	4,280
44	Tire Repairers And Changers	$25,970	$18,410	6,040
45	Food Cooking Machine Operators And Tenders	$25,990	$18,950	550
46	Automotive And Watercraft Service Attendants	$26,020	$18,950	4,390
47	Bartenders	$26,040	$17,860	45,170
48	Substitute Teachers	$26,070	$18,050	15,630
49	Waiters And Waitresses	$26,120	$17,870	211,860
50	Slaughterers And Meat Packers	$26,270	$18,920	280
51	Food Batchmakers	$26,500	$18,890	3,940
52	Orderlies	$26,540	$20,480	2,240
53	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$26,690	$18,820	7,640
54	Stock Clerks And Order Fillers	$26,740	$19,140	142,260
55	Retail Salespersons	$26,790	$18,310	336,060
56	Nursing Assistants	$26,840	$20,740	89,860
57	Helpers–Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, And Tile And Marble Setters	$26,860	$19,990	1,980
58	Sewing Machine Operators	$27,060	$18,760	5,930
59	Physical Therapist Aides	$27,160	$21,320	2,320
60	Manicurists And Pedicurists	$27,170	$18,430	2,830
61	Food Processing Workers, All Other	$27,200	$20,770	960
62	Library Assistants, Clerical	$27,270	$19,310	3,650
63	Cooks, Institution And Cafeteria	$27,280	$19,360	14,970
64	Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders	$27,360	$19,410	360
65	Manufactured Building And Mobile Home Installers	$27,450	$21,420	260
66	Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$27,450	$18,880	4,970
67	Recreation Workers	$27,530	$18,600	18,660
68	Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers	$27,610	$19,740	84,490
69	Helpers–Production Workers	$27,630	$19,100	8,200
70	Sewers, Hand	$27,720	$20,090	90
71	Residential Advisors	$27,730	$19,060	5,260
72	Cooks, Restaurant	$27,740	$20,500	110,600
73	Security Guards	$27,790	$19,250	85,690
74	Bakers	$27,800	$19,290	10,470
75	Agricultural Workers, All Other	$27,850	$20,790	290
76	Concierges	$27,960	$20,350	6,240
77	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$27,990	$18,950	25,940
78	Gaming Change Persons And Booth Cashiers	$28,010	$19,140	1,320
79	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$28,020	$20,010	4,910
80	Cooks, All Other	$28,110	$18,930	1,270
81	Production Workers, All Other	$28,220	$18,330	8,690
82	Packaging And Filling Machine Operators And Tenders	$28,290	$18,740	17,760
83	Helpers–Carpenters	$28,400	$20,630	3,240
84	Dietetic Technicians	$28,410	$20,200	1,600
85	Agricultural Equipment Operators	$28,420	$20,370	1,310
86	Helpers–Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, And Steamfitters	$28,570	$21,280	6,070
87	Tire Builders	$28,620	$21,150	120
88	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Wood	$28,660	$20,420	1,330
89	Helpers–Installation, Maintenance, And Repair Workers	$28,680	$19,760	6,500
90	Floral Designers	$28,680	$20,000	2,850
91	Bus Drivers, School Or Special Client	$28,700	$19,470	20,220
92	Ambulance Drivers And Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$28,730	$20,160	580
93	Tour And Travel Guides	$28,820	$20,020	2,860
94	Mail Clerks And Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$28,830	$19,830	4,190
95	Meat, Poultry, And Fish Cutters And Trimmers	$28,920	$20,640	3,200
96	Bicycle Repairers	$29,000	$21,950	330
97	Textile Knitting And Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders	$29,060	$20,220	170
98	Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$29,080	$19,540	2,430
99	Graduate Teaching Assistants	$29,110	$17,540	13,130
100	Receptionists And Information Clerks	$29,120	$20,310	82,180

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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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