The 10 Lowest Paying Jobs In Utah 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 Utah?

So to piggy-backing on our research into the highest paying jobs in Utah, 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 Combined Food Preparation And Serving Workers, Including Fast Food are the lowest paid people in Utah.

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

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

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

How we determined the lowest paid jobs in Utah

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 650 job classifications in Utah 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 Utah

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Combined Food Preparation And Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	$20,440	$16,520	43,840
2	Dishwashers	$21,140	$16,620	3,800
3	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, And Ticket Takers	$21,370	$16,670	2,120
4	Baggage Porters And Bellhops	$21,460	$16,340	230
5	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$21,500	$16,320	2,290
6	Hosts And Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, And Coffee Shop	$21,680	$16,540	3,390
7	Amusement And Recreation Attendants	$21,730	$16,610	6,560
8	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, And Coffee Shop	$21,900	$16,750	3,650
9	Umpires, Referees, And Other Sports Officials	$21,980	$15,870	1,180
10	Dining Room And Cafeteria Attendants And Bartender Helpers	$22,410	$16,630	2,650
11	Childcare Workers	$22,420	$16,840	5,990
12	Personal Care And Service Workers, All Other	$22,460	$16,330	340
13	Motion Picture Projectionists	$22,800	$16,820	80
14	Physical Therapist Aides	$22,860	$17,090	870
15	Cashiers	$23,040	$17,000	28,910
16	Pressers, Textile, Garment, And Related Materials	$23,600	$19,590	300
17	Sewers, Hand	$23,600	$16,210	220
18	Cooks, Fast Food	$23,750	$17,120	3,600
19	Occupational Therapy Aides	$23,930	$16,680	160
20	Waiters And Waitresses	$24,000	$16,620	17,770
21	Hotel, Motel, And Resort Desk Clerks	$24,250	$18,880	4,080
22	Cleaners Of Vehicles And Equipment	$24,380	$17,120	4,220
23	Parking Lot Attendants	$24,390	$18,310	810
24	Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$24,500	$18,170	9,030
25	Food Preparation Workers	$24,520	$18,000	5,960
26	Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Workers	$24,720	$17,410	1,500
27	Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$24,750	$20,470	340
28	Cooks, Short Order	$24,870	$18,660	910
29	Shoe And Leather Workers And Repairers	$24,880	$18,810	90
30	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$24,950	$17,560	1,720
31	Helpers–Production Workers	$25,080	$17,630	6,130
32	Janitors And Cleaners, Except Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$25,270	$16,860	22,680
33	Packers And Packagers, Hand	$25,440	$17,450	6,850
34	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	$25,440	$17,040	1,980
35	Library Assistants, Clerical	$25,540	$17,720	960
36	Personal Care Aides	$25,740	$20,530	9,850
37	Entertainment Attendants And Related Workers, All Other	$26,000	$18,460	110
38	Crossing Guards	$26,100	$17,190	1,630
39	Dietetic Technicians	$26,220	$18,220	810
40	Teacher Assistants	$26,230	$19,080	17,830
41	Floral Designers	$26,250	$20,150	580
42	Funeral Attendants	$26,320	$16,990	130
43	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, And Cosmetologists	$26,370	$16,890	3,010
44	Bartenders	$26,380	$16,710	2,560
45	Taxi Drivers And Chauffeurs	$26,400	$17,560	1,780
46	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$26,430	$19,760	560
47	Home Health Aides	$26,580	$21,050	3,750
48	Recreation Workers	$26,590	$16,670	3,820
49	Automotive And Watercraft Service Attendants	$26,630	$18,470	1,980
50	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	$26,750	$16,900	480
51	Food Processing Workers, All Other	$26,780	$18,140	230
52	Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	$26,870	$17,680	390
53	Legislators	$26,930	$16,080	740
54	Helpers–Installation, Maintenance, And Repair Workers	$27,020	$18,300	1,030
55	Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants	$27,040	$17,230	710
56	Costume Attendants	$27,240	$16,650	120
57	Cooks, Restaurant	$27,350	$19,360	8,730
58	Driver/sales Workers	$27,450	$17,000	3,180
59	Fabric And Apparel Patternmakers	$27,480	$21,020	30
60	Sewing Machine Operators	$27,500	$20,170	1,080
61	Manicurists And Pedicurists	$27,550	$17,200	620
62	Retail Salespersons	$27,570	$17,300	47,840
63	Psychiatric Technicians	$27,660	$21,570	1,060
64	Meat, Poultry, And Fish Cutters And Trimmers	$27,670	$19,570	540
65	Residential Advisors	$27,670	$21,400	2,250
66	Tellers	$27,800	$21,530	5,230
67	Cooks, Institution And Cafeteria	$27,870	$19,700	3,570
68	Nursing Assistants	$27,880	$21,450	10,680
69	Receptionists And Information Clerks	$27,890	$19,010	10,760
70	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Wood	$28,200	$18,230	260
71	Stock Clerks And Order Fillers	$28,480	$20,130	17,790
72	Ambulance Drivers And Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$28,510	$17,680	60
73	Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$28,570	$21,170	470
74	Tire Repairers And Changers	$28,700	$20,030	2,020
75	Couriers And Messengers	$28,760	$20,580	450
76	Social And Human Service Assistants	$28,840	$20,240	6,220
77	Locker Room, Coatroom, And Dressing Room Attendants	$28,840	$19,110	150
78	Animal Trainers	$29,050	$20,050	120
79	Interviewers, Except Eligibility And Loan	$29,150	$18,190	2,030
80	Counter And Rental Clerks	$29,150	$17,840	3,110
81	Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders	$29,300	$21,690	50
82	Psychiatric Aides	$29,360	$21,660	270
83	Machine Feeders And Offbearers	$29,420	$20,730	300
84	Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers	$29,510	$19,850	9,510
85	Helpers–Extraction Workers	$29,540	$20,670	120
86	Bicycle Repairers	$29,620	$19,830	420
87	Demonstrators And Product Promoters	$29,690	$19,250	1,010
88	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$29,700	$20,970	1,550
89	Agricultural Equipment Operators	$29,720	$19,820	40
90	Tour And Travel Guides	$30,100	$17,970	1,320
91	Helpers–Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, And Stucco Masons	$30,140	$21,910	350
92	Production Workers, All Other	$30,150	$19,410	2,520
93	Bakers	$30,170	$20,430	2,240
94	Library Technicians	$30,180	$19,570	420
95	Sound Engineering Technicians	$30,240	$16,740	240
96	Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$30,250	$19,130	400
97	Slaughterers And Meat Packers	$30,430	$21,790	770
98	Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand	$30,450	$21,080	23,690
99	Mail Clerks And Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$30,500	$20,410	1,200
100	Fiberglass Laminators And Fabricators	$30,530	$21,050	110

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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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