The 10 Lowest Paying Jobs In South Dakota 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 South Dakota?

So to piggy-backing on our research into the highest paying jobs in South Dakota, 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 Locker Room, Coatroom, And Dressing Room Attendants are the lowest paid people in South Dakota.

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

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

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

How we determined the lowest paid jobs in South Dakota

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 530 job classifications in South Dakota 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.

Detailed List Of The Lowest Paying Jobs In South Dakota

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Locker Room, Coatroom, And Dressing Room Attendants	$20,160	$18,640	40
2	Childcare Workers	$21,330	$18,850	2,660
3	Dishwashers	$21,340	$18,840	1,990
4	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, And Ticket Takers	$21,500	$18,870	320
5	Hosts And Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, And Coffee Shop	$21,670	$18,800	670
6	Amusement And Recreation Attendants	$21,670	$19,000	1,400
7	Dining Room And Cafeteria Attendants And Bartender Helpers	$21,820	$19,030	2,720
8	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, And Coffee Shop	$21,860	$18,850	4,010
9	Combined Food Preparation And Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	$21,910	$19,030	8,860
10	Waiters And Waitresses	$21,930	$18,810	7,540
11	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$22,150	$19,180	480
12	Cooks, Fast Food	$22,280	$19,180	1,430
13	Bartenders	$22,300	$18,860	3,360
14	Cashiers	$22,460	$19,030	13,080
15	Food Preparation Workers	$22,710	$18,980	2,860
16	Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$22,970	$19,070	4,170
17	Hotel, Motel, And Resort Desk Clerks	$23,310	$19,270	2,030
18	Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Workers	$23,570	$19,480	820
19	Cooks, Short Order	$24,070	$18,950	1,510
20	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	$24,080	$19,010	490
21	Gaming Change Persons And Booth Cashiers	$24,270	$19,900	220
22	Cleaners Of Vehicles And Equipment	$24,310	$19,290	1,140
23	Pharmacy Aides	$24,390	$19,940	40
24	Personal Care Aides	$24,400	$20,290	2,860
25	Teacher Assistants	$24,580	$19,410	3,870
26	Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$24,610	$19,290	210
27	Baggage Porters And Bellhops	$24,820	$19,050	70
28	Parking Lot Attendants	$24,840	$20,060	240
29	Merchandise Displayers And Window Trimmers	$25,070	$20,320	360
30	Packers And Packagers, Hand	$25,220	$19,520	1,820
31	Couriers And Messengers	$25,380	$19,770	90
32	Social And Human Service Assistants	$25,540	$19,440	850
33	Janitors And Cleaners, Except Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$25,900	$19,840	8,300
34	Gaming Cage Workers	$25,940	$20,990	170
35	Machine Feeders And Offbearers	$26,000	$19,880	290
36	Residential Advisors	$26,160	$20,960	2,340
37	Office Clerks, General	$26,210	$19,370	2,990
38	Helpers–Carpenters	$26,230	$19,480	230
39	Cooks, Institution And Cafeteria	$26,230	$20,810	2,570
40	Automotive And Watercraft Service Attendants	$26,380	$20,550	590
41	Bakers	$26,470	$20,410	370
42	Stock Clerks And Order Fillers	$26,580	$19,210	5,440
43	Cooks, Restaurant	$26,630	$21,200	2,010
44	Refuse And Recyclable Material Collectors	$26,750	$20,980	360
45	Library Technicians	$26,760	$20,040	660
46	Taxi Drivers And Chauffeurs	$26,790	$21,130	610
47	Nursing Assistants	$26,820	$21,150	6,010
48	Funeral Attendants	$26,910	$20,610	140
49	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$26,930	$20,940	160
50	Gaming And Sports Book Writers And Runners	$26,980	$19,980	190
51	Tour And Travel Guides	$27,120	$19,350	470
52	Sewing Machine Operators	$27,130	$20,620	250
53	Helpers–Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, And Steamfitters	$27,200	$21,200	250
54	Tellers	$27,230	$21,510	1,970
55	Mail Clerks And Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$27,250	$19,980	280
56	Receptionists And Information Clerks	$27,280	$20,180	5,340
57	Furniture Finishers	$27,350	$20,840	160
58	Graders And Sorters, Agricultural Products	$27,440	$21,480	350
59	Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$27,460	$19,130	90
60	Food And Tobacco Roasting, Baking, And Drying Machine Operators And Tenders	$27,610	$21,630	130
61	Electrical, Electronic, And Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, And Finishers	$27,650	$21,300	1,550
62	Phlebotomists	$27,670	$21,370	250
63	Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers	$27,720	$20,320	2,680
64	Bicycle Repairers	$27,750	$20,550	70
65	Coil Winders, Tapers, And Finishers	$27,750	$21,660	130
66	Substitute Teachers	$28,010	$23,420	1,030
67	Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand	$28,080	$20,740	6,280
68	Floral Designers	$28,080	$19,600	260
69	Public Address System And Other Announcers	$28,180	$19,180	80
70	Counter And Rental Clerks	$28,470	$19,210	720
71	Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	$28,560	$20,750	80
72	File Clerks	$28,650	$21,110	110
73	Environmental Science And Protection Technicians, Including Health	$28,660	$21,720	90
74	Forest And Conservation Workers	$28,690	$21,470	580
75	Helpers–Electricians	$28,760	$21,430	170
76	Physical Therapist Aides	$28,810	$21,970	80
77	Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators And Tenders	$28,840	$22,120	60
78	Umpires, Referees, And Other Sports Officials	$28,850	$18,920	60
79	Correspondence Clerks	$29,110	$21,670	200
80	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, And Samplers, Recordkeeping	$29,180	$25,470	130
81	Crossing Guards	$29,200	$21,430	60
82	Tire Repairers And Changers	$29,280	$22,220	300
83	Secretaries And Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, And Executive	$29,300	$21,670	5,510
84	Assemblers And Fabricators, All Other, Including Team Assemblers	$29,330	$21,150	3,380
85	Agricultural And Food Science Technicians	$29,370	$19,690	210
86	Retail Salespersons	$29,450	$19,270	15,970
87	Food Batchmakers	$29,560	$20,890	720
88	Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$29,580	$22,240	90
89	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Except Sawing	$29,800	$22,280	790
90	Home Health Aides	$29,820	$22,630	810
91	Security Guards	$29,880	$21,260	1,180
92	Medical Assistants	$29,890	$24,150	950
93	Gaming Dealers	$29,940	$22,570	240
94	Meat, Poultry, And Fish Cutters And Trimmers	$29,940	$26,020	2,260
95	Food Cooking Machine Operators And Tenders	$30,150	$22,150	220
96	Slaughterers And Meat Packers	$30,160	$26,320	920
97	Packaging And Filling Machine Operators And Tenders	$30,310	$22,600	1,100
98	Photographers	$30,380	$21,650	160
99	Camera Operators, Television, Video, And Motion Picture	$30,480	$22,030	60
100	Opticians, Dispensing	$30,490	$23,150	520

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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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