Lowest-paying jobs in Miami
If you’ve ever found yourself saying, “I get paid nothing,” then cozy up to your screen with a 15-cent pack of ramen noodles—you won’t want to miss this list.
Unemployment is at its lowest rate since 2000. But having a job, and having a job that pays a living wage, are not necessarily the same thing. So while 250,000 non-farm jobs were added to the U.S. economy in October, it’s a different dataset entirely to explore which of those jobs actually pay a living wage. How do things shake out in your hometown? To determine which jobs in the U.S. pay the lowest in Miami, Stacker analyzed information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The data was collected in May 2017 and ranked by average annual salary, with ties being broken by average hourly wage. Aside from the cool fact that the occupation of hand-sewer still exists, the data provides interesting insights as to who truly should get to complain about their wages. Did your job make the list?
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#25. Driver/sales workers
Average annual salary: $23,580
Average hourly wage: $11.34
Total employment in Miami: 6,140
#24. Cooks, fast food
Average annual salary: $23,560
Average hourly wage: $11.33
Total employment in Miami: 3,810
#23. Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
Average annual salary: $23,350
Average hourly wage: $11.23
Total employment in Miami: 40,720
#22. Packers and Packagers, Hand
Average annual salary: $23,200
Average hourly wage: $11.15
Total employment in Miami: 15,960
#21. Teacher Assistants
Average annual salary: $23,100
Average hourly wage: N/A
Total employment in Miami: 10,530
#20. Baggage porters and bellhops
Average annual salary: $22,940
Average hourly wage: $11.03
Total employment in Miami: 2,390
#19. Maids and housekeeping cleaners
Average annual salary: $22,720
Average hourly wage: $10.92
Total employment in Miami: 23,890
#18. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
Average annual salary: $22,560
Average hourly wage: $10.85
Total employment in Miami: 9,350
#17. Childcare workers
Average annual salary: $22,410
Average hourly wage: $10.77
Total employment in Miami: 12,110
#16. Food servers, non-restaurant
Average annual salary: $22,280
Average hourly wage: $10.71
Total employment in Miami: 4,440
#15. Slaughterers and meat packers
Average annual salary: $21,940
Average hourly wage: $10.55
Total employment in Miami: 190
#14. Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
Average annual salary: $21,850
Average hourly wage: $10.51
Total employment in Miami: 1,630
#13. Gaming dealers
Average annual salary: $21,750
Average hourly wage: $10.46
Total employment in Miami: 1,700
#12. Shampooers
Average annual salary: $21,630
Average hourly wage: $10.40
Total employment in Miami: 460
#11. Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
Average annual salary: $21,340
Average hourly wage: $10.26
Total employment in Miami: 10,390
#10. Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
Average annual salary: $21,230
Average hourly wage: $10.21
Total employment in Miami: 6,230
#9. Dishwashers
Average annual salary: $21,200
Average hourly wage: $10.19
Total employment in Miami: 12,140
#8. Cashiers
Average annual salary: $21,080
Average hourly wage: $10.14
Total employment in Miami: 69,630
#7. Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
Average annual salary: $21,010
Average hourly wage: $10.10
Total employment in Miami: 12,890
#6. Parking lot attendants
Average annual salary: $20,950
Average hourly wage: $10.07
Total employment in Miami: 9,050
#5. Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
Average annual salary: $20,850
Average hourly wage: $10.02
Total employment in Miami: 3,150
#4. Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
Average annual salary: $20,510
Average hourly wage: $9.86
Total employment in Miami: 61,790
#3. Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
Average annual salary: $19,460
Average hourly wage: $9.35
Total employment in Miami: 2,370
#2. Graders and sorters, agricultural products
Average annual salary: $19,210
Average hourly wage: $9.24
Total employment in Miami: 610
#1. Graduate teaching assistants
Average annual salary: $19,030
Average hourly wage: N/A
Total employment in Miami: 1,960
