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Lowest-paying jobs in Daphne

The U.S. may be one of the wealthiest countries in the world but there’s a growing trend of financial inequality, with middle-class households feeling the most impact. In fact, the number of adults who live in middle-class households dropped from 61% in 1971 to 50% in 2021, according to an April 2022 analysis from Pew Research Center. On the other hand, the upper-income level rose from 14% to 21%. The declining middle class in the U.S. can be attributed to various factors including a decrease in unions and manufacturing jobs and an increased need for college-educated, tech-savvy employees.

The COVID-19 pandemic also played a major role in exposing the harsh financial gap as those who fell under the middle- and upper-income brackets were able to keep their jobs and/or work remotely. At the start of the pandemic in the U.S., workers who fell under the lower-income tier found themselves unemployed or having to be out of work, even if temporarily, as their place of employment was closed.

Those who worked in the leisure and hospitality industries were hit the hardest financially. In December 2020, employment in the hospitality industry was down by 23% compared to pre-pandemic levels in February 2020, an unemployment rate that surpassed other industries. Service employees such as housekeepers, food preparation workers, kitchen cooks, automobile glass installers, and animal caretakers were some of the lowest-paying jobs in the nation.

Stacker compiled a list of the lowest-paying jobs in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by average annual salary with information up to date as of May 2021.

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#50. Social and human service assistants

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $29,230
– #374 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

National
– Annual mean salary: $40,460
– Employment: 398,380
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($56,140)
— Danbury, CT ($54,870)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($54,590)

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#49. Butchers and meat cutters

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $28,830
– #338 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130

National
– Annual mean salary: $35,670
– Employment: 145,930
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($50,570)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($50,510)
— Barnstable Town, MA ($48,490)

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#48. Helpers–pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $28,770
– #155 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available

National
– Annual mean salary: $36,350
– Employment: 45,930
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($52,210)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($50,200)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($49,910)

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#47. Stockers and order fillers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $28,740
– #317 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,390

National
– Annual mean salary: $33,020
– Employment: 2,451,430
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($42,240)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($41,960)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($40,620)

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#46. Counter and rental clerks

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $28,500
– #355 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 580

National
– Annual mean salary: $36,170
– Employment: 371,620
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($48,760)
— Fairbanks, AK ($47,080)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($45,760)

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#45. Automotive and watercraft service attendants

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $28,460
– #210 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130

National
– Annual mean salary: $29,960
– Employment: 111,480
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($50,340)
— Fairbanks, AK ($41,840)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($39,120)

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#44. Tire repairers and changers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $28,260
– #285 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

National
– Annual mean salary: $32,520
– Employment: 93,180
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($44,520)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($43,520)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($43,370)

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#43. Receptionists and information clerks

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $28,020
– #332 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 740

National
– Annual mean salary: $32,910
– Employment: 983,150
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($45,080)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($44,680)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($41,290)

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#42. Switchboard operators, including answering service

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $27,940
– #169 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $34,590
– Employment: 48,190
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($51,610)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($51,250)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($47,440)

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#41. Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $27,610
– #71 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $27,320
– Employment: 114,320
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($43,930)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($38,420)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($37,930)

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#40. Emergency medical technicians

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $27,390
– #263 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120

National
– Annual mean salary: $36,690
– Employment: 161,400
– Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($63,500)
— Coeur d’Alene, ID ($59,020)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($58,770)

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#39. Nursing assistants

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $27,220
– #347 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 600

National
– Annual mean salary: $33,250
– Employment: 1,314,830
– Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($47,690)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($47,500)
— Salinas, CA ($44,210)

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#37 (tie). Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $26,900
– #118 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $31,680
– Employment: 132,100
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($40,580)
— Anchorage, AK ($40,540)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($38,730)

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#37 (tie). Residential advisors

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $26,900
– #250 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90

National
– Annual mean salary: $34,950
– Employment: 92,500
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Trenton, NJ ($50,560)
— Napa, CA ($48,390)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($46,210)

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#36. Retail salespersons

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $26,800
– #355 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 4,330

National
– Annual mean salary: $31,920
– Employment: 3,693,490
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($41,150)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($41,150)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($38,790)

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#35. Manicurists and pedicurists

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $26,700
– #114 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $30,480
– Employment: 120,540
– Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Provo-Orem, UT ($45,320)
— Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ($42,170)
— Olympia-Tumwater, WA ($40,030)

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#34. Cooks, restaurant

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $26,530
– #314 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,630

National
– Annual mean salary: $31,630
– Employment: 1,193,860
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($43,900)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($43,380)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($41,690)

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#33. Sewing machine operators

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $26,420
– #208 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $30,880
– Employment: 116,220
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Appleton, WI ($43,060)
— Glens Falls, NY ($42,270)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($40,660)

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#32. Cooks, short order

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $26,340
– #130 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $28,110
– Employment: 124,800
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($39,670)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($38,060)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($37,940)

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#31. Driver/sales workers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $25,970
– #332 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170

National
– Annual mean salary: $31,970
– Employment: 477,020
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bismarck, ND ($48,560)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($46,390)
— Fargo, ND-MN ($46,360)

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#30. Office clerks, general

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $25,940
– #383 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,010

National
– Annual mean salary: $38,990
– Employment: 2,578,180
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($49,980)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($49,740)
— Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($48,850)

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#29. Helpers–production workers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $25,700
– #327 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140

National
– Annual mean salary: $32,910
– Employment: 202,860
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN ($48,190)
— Pittsfield, MA ($43,910)
— Reno, NV ($41,940)

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#28. Animal caretakers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $25,250
– #289 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 220

National
– Annual mean salary: $29,520
– Employment: 225,680
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($40,460)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($39,720)
— Salinas, CA ($37,420)

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#27. Security guards

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $25,220
– #376 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 890

National
– Annual mean salary: $35,830
– Employment: 1,057,100
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Idaho Falls, ID ($70,350)
— San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA ($58,440)
— Kennewick-Richland, WA ($55,500)

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#26. Cooks, institution and cafeteria

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $25,190
– #360 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 320

National
– Annual mean salary: $31,520
– Employment: 392,860
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($48,130)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($47,400)
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($47,000)

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#25. Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $25,080
– #352 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,160

National
– Annual mean salary: $31,860
– Employment: 2,036,680
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($42,030)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($41,240)
— Barnstable Town, MA ($41,150)

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#24. Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $24,960
– #321 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $32,570
– Employment: 175,660
– Entry level education requirements: not available
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($43,740)
— Napa, CA ($42,730)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($42,000)

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#23. Cleaners of vehicles and equipment

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $24,900
– #350 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 200

National
– Annual mean salary: $30,550
– Employment: 351,960
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($40,840)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($38,980)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($38,780)

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#22. Laundry and dry-cleaning workers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $24,700
– #261 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 190

National
– Annual mean salary: $27,830
– Employment: 157,400
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($38,740)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($38,290)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($35,690)

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#21. Maids and housekeeping cleaners

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $24,290
– #292 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 790

National
– Annual mean salary: $29,580
– Employment: 723,430
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($45,430)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($44,940)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($44,580)

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#20. Dishwashers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $24,070
– #208 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 320

National
– Annual mean salary: $27,350
– Employment: 377,040
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($37,560)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($37,200)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($36,440)

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#19. Amusement and recreation attendants

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $23,940
– #170 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 620

National
– Annual mean salary: $26,110
– Employment: 262,170
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($37,560)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($36,800)
— Anchorage, AK ($36,020)

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#18. Food preparation workers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $23,860
– #334 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 910

National
– Annual mean salary: $28,810
– Employment: 783,350
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($39,950)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($39,230)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($38,340)

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#17. Physical therapist aides

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $23,830
– #161 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $30,370
– Employment: 42,390
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Santa Rosa, CA ($45,060)
— Jackson, MS ($42,210)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($40,510)

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#16. Library assistants, clerical

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $23,820
– #235 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $32,490
– Employment: 78,470
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($53,770)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($52,500)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($49,030)

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#15. Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $23,720
– #266 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 390

National
– Annual mean salary: $28,040
– Employment: 220,380
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($52,150)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($48,900)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($39,910)

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#14. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $23,350
– #343 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 270

National
– Annual mean salary: $31,760
– Employment: 1,187,270
– Entry level education requirements: Some college, no degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($46,390)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($45,080)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($42,820)

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#13. Food servers, nonrestaurant

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $23,270
– #291 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

National
– Annual mean salary: $29,500
– Employment: 243,030
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Napa, CA ($46,270)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($43,930)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($43,400)

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#12. Packers and packagers, hand

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $23,230
– #344 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130

National
– Annual mean salary: $30,950
– Employment: 585,270
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($38,960)
— Rome, GA ($38,830)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($38,460)

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#11. Cashiers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $23,080
– #293 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,930

National
– Annual mean salary: $26,780
– Employment: 3,335,170
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($37,860)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($36,910)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($35,400)

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#9 (tie). Bartenders

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $23,030
– #341 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 410

National
– Annual mean salary: $30,340
– Employment: 485,330
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($50,180)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($47,820)
— Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($47,440)

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#9 (tie). Preschool teachers, except special education

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $23,030
– #371 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 240

National
– Annual mean salary: $36,460
– Employment: 391,670
– Entry level education requirements: Associate’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($49,990)
— Ocean City, NJ ($49,720)
— Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ ($49,560)

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#8. Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $22,200
– #285 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 280

National
– Annual mean salary: $27,690
– Employment: 336,970
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($38,490)
— Ithaca, NY ($38,170)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($37,910)

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#7. Waiters and waitresses

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $21,240
– #343 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,930

National
– Annual mean salary: $29,010
– Employment: 1,804,030
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Glens Falls, NY ($47,570)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($47,080)
— Ithaca, NY ($44,970)

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#6. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $21,230
– #297 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 480

National
– Annual mean salary: $26,000
– Employment: 324,690
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($37,560)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($37,060)
— Madera, CA ($36,490)

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#5. Childcare workers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $20,620
– #365 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170

National
– Annual mean salary: $27,680
– Employment: 438,520
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($39,390)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($39,120)
— Napa, CA ($36,850)

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#4. Cooks, fast food

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $20,540
– #285 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 720

National
– Annual mean salary: $25,490
– Employment: 768,130
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($36,820)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($36,640)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($35,040)

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#3. Fast food and counter workers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $20,180
– #361 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,680

National
– Annual mean salary: $26,060
– Employment: 3,095,120
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($37,090)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($36,360)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($34,240)

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#2. Substitute teachers, short-term

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $18,540
– #299 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 780

National
– Annual mean salary: $38,410
– Employment: 374,620
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Prescott, AZ ($64,310)
— Appleton, WI ($63,310)
— Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL ($58,770)

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#1. Bus drivers, school

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $18,230
– #340 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 400

National
– Annual mean salary: $38,750
– Employment: 361,420
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Elkhart-Goshen, IN ($55,400)
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($55,150)
— Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($53,770)

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