The 10 Lowest Paying Jobs In Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin?

So to piggy-backing on our research into the highest paying jobs in Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin.

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

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

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

How we determined the lowest paid jobs in Wisconsin

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 689 job classifications in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Gaming Dealers	$17,890	$16,000	910
2	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, And Coffee Shop	$19,890	$16,190	3,950
3	Dining Room And Cafeteria Attendants And Bartender Helpers	$20,060	$16,490	5,760
4	Locker Room, Coatroom, And Dressing Room Attendants	$20,120	$16,770	270
5	Dishwashers	$20,220	$16,480	9,710
6	Hosts And Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, And Coffee Shop	$20,250	$16,490	7,740
7	Combined Food Preparation And Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	$20,290	$16,480	75,340
8	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, And Ticket Takers	$20,360	$16,520	2,840
9	Baggage Porters And Bellhops	$20,510	$16,610	190
10	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$20,810	$16,580	3,810
11	Cashiers	$21,790	$16,770	62,680
12	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$22,160	$17,000	3,870
13	Amusement And Recreation Attendants	$22,270	$16,690	3,690
14	Childcare Workers	$22,630	$16,840	5,880
15	Bartenders	$22,740	$16,750	26,330
16	Cooks, Fast Food	$22,780	$17,650	4,490
17	Food Preparation Workers	$23,010	$16,980	7,860
18	Hotel, Motel, And Resort Desk Clerks	$23,010	$17,460	5,160
19	Automotive And Watercraft Service Attendants	$23,030	$17,380	1,680
20	Parking Lot Attendants	$23,170	$17,090	1,100
21	Waiters And Waitresses	$23,330	$16,570	43,630
22	Food And Tobacco Roasting, Baking, And Drying Machine Operators And Tenders	$23,510	$17,050	2,120
23	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	$23,530	$16,740	3,990
24	Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$23,640	$17,580	15,860
25	Cooks, Short Order	$24,000	$17,240	2,530
26	Taxi Drivers And Chauffeurs	$24,070	$16,920	5,020
27	Pharmacy Aides	$24,140	$17,180	330
28	Personal Care Aides	$24,250	$19,650	63,270
29	Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Workers	$24,520	$18,020	3,210
30	Tour And Travel Guides	$24,670	$16,730	1,290
31	Couriers And Messengers	$24,900	$16,980	2,630
32	Ambulance Drivers And Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$24,910	$16,750	270
33	Gaming Change Persons And Booth Cashiers	$25,150	$20,180	430
34	Recreation Workers	$25,210	$16,820	7,980
35	Pressers, Textile, Garment, And Related Materials	$25,250	$18,830	540
36	Personal Care And Service Workers, All Other	$25,300	$17,610	140
37	Home Health Aides	$25,330	$19,500	5,600
38	Bicycle Repairers	$25,670	$17,190	150
39	Cooks, Restaurant	$25,910	$18,200	24,540
40	Helpers–Installation, Maintenance, And Repair Workers	$25,920	$17,290	1,250
41	Food Preparation And Serving Related Workers, All Other	$26,210	$18,210	230
42	Stock Clerks And Order Fillers	$26,500	$17,490	38,840
43	Retail Salespersons	$26,540	$16,990	81,160
44	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$26,550	$19,650	10,180
45	Gaming Cage Workers	$26,720	$18,870	160
46	Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	$26,870	$16,860	1,450
47	Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$26,870	$18,240	1,530
48	Floral Designers	$27,090	$18,100	960
49	Gaming Surveillance Officers And Gaming Investigators	$27,760	$20,850	280
50	Material Moving Workers, All Other	$27,970	$19,970	1,360
51	Library Technicians	$28,100	$17,740	2,940
52	Cleaners Of Vehicles And Equipment	$28,160	$18,480	7,490
53	Funeral Attendants	$28,200	$19,630	570
54	Janitors And Cleaners, Except Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$28,200	$18,330	43,650
55	Food Processing Workers, All Other	$28,220	$21,120	810
56	Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$28,330	$20,790	190
57	Shoe And Leather Workers And Repairers	$28,360	$17,520	240
58	Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders	$28,580	$21,770	120
59	Meat, Poultry, And Fish Cutters And Trimmers	$28,620	$21,600	4,310
60	Security Guards	$28,640	$20,170	10,650
61	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	$28,650	$19,010	1,170
62	Packers And Packagers, Hand	$28,660	$18,370	19,240
63	Sewing Machine Operators	$28,750	$20,970	2,740
64	Tellers	$28,870	$21,770	11,060
65	Animal Trainers	$28,890	$18,100	220
66	Cooks, Institution And Cafeteria	$28,960	$21,150	9,900
67	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, And Cosmetologists	$28,970	$17,130	9,140
68	Occupational Therapy Aides	$28,970	$19,840	160
69	Teacher Assistants	$29,320	$19,400	25,070
70	Transportation Workers, All Other	$29,440	$21,120	540
71	Grinding And Polishing Workers, Hand	$29,450	$21,480	2,930
72	Orderlies	$29,480	$21,940	630
73	Nursing Assistants	$29,590	$22,540	32,310
74	Receptionists And Information Clerks	$29,610	$19,240	24,050
75	Bakers	$29,670	$21,240	3,570
76	Manicurists And Pedicurists	$29,670	$20,260	1,880
77	Demonstrators And Product Promoters	$29,700	$19,980	900
78	Cutters And Trimmers, Hand	$29,740	$21,200	550
79	Tailors, Dressmakers, And Custom Sewers	$29,790	$21,000	460
80	Driver/sales Workers	$29,970	$17,170	7,830
81	Residential Advisors	$30,110	$19,960	1,790
82	Photographic Process Workers And Processing Machine Operators	$30,180	$20,070	500
83	Slaughterers And Meat Packers	$30,320	$25,500	2,220
84	Physical Therapist Aides	$30,460	$21,770	530
85	Counter And Rental Clerks	$30,610	$17,340	6,060
86	Tire Repairers And Changers	$30,720	$20,750	1,510
87	Office And Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$30,760	$17,170	3,780
88	Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$30,760	$17,180	30
89	Umpires, Referees, And Other Sports Officials	$30,860	$16,330	650
90	Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$31,010	$17,870	1,330
91	Tire Builders	$31,120	$23,190	90
92	Bailiffs	$31,320	$20,220	190
93	Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$31,340	$21,510	560
94	Rehabilitation Counselors	$31,510	$20,990	2,830
95	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Except Sawing	$31,510	$22,420	4,790
96	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$31,580	$21,940	970
97	Mail Clerks And Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$31,760	$20,720	1,300
98	Dietetic Technicians	$31,790	$19,600	230
99	Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers	$31,800	$19,280	16,200
100	First-Line Supervisors Of Food Preparation And Serving Workers	$31,830	$20,940	17,650

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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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