Lowest-paying jobs in Florence
Published 12:38 pm Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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Lowest-paying jobs in Florence
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 Florence-Muscle Shoals, 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. Tellers
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $29,590
– #364 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 280
National
– Annual mean salary: $34,930
– Employment: 364,210
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($45,040)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($43,490)
— Napa, CA ($42,000)
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#49. Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $29,030
– #291 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
National
– Annual mean salary: $35,990
– Employment: 285,980
– Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ($53,630)
— Lansing-East Lansing, MI ($53,470)
— Barnstable Town, MA ($52,630)
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#48. Helpers–installation, maintenance, and repair workers
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $28,650
– #274 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $35,090
– Employment: 88,480
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Pittsfield, MA ($58,590)
— Reno, NV ($50,700)
— Springfield, MA-CT ($50,600)
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#47. Printing press operators
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $28,630
– #317 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
National
– Annual mean salary: $41,120
– Employment: 145,290
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($56,850)
— Dover-Durham, NH-ME ($51,730)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($50,370)
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#46. Butchers and meat cutters
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $28,590
– #342 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
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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#45. Social and human service assistants
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $28,550
– #378 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
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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#44. Helpers–electricians
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $28,520
– #192 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90
National
– Annual mean salary: $36,720
– Employment: 72,150
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($53,560)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($50,530)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($48,690)
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#43. Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $27,990
– #178 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
National
– Annual mean salary: $35,560
– Employment: 67,210
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($48,050)
— Rochester, MN ($47,190)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($47,060)
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#42. Stockers and order fillers
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $27,560
– #370 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 870
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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#41. Receptionists and information clerks
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $27,420
– #356 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 510
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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#40. Veterinary technologists and technicians
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $27,360
– #317 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $38,250
– Employment: 118,670
– Entry level education requirements: Associate’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($57,990)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($52,220)
— Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ($51,340)
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#39. Automotive and watercraft service attendants
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $27,190
– #275 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90
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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#38. Tire repairers and changers
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $26,910
– #317 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
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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#37. Switchboard operators, including answering service
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $26,690
– #185 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
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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#36. Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $26,600
– #385 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 330
National
– Annual mean salary: $35,240
– Employment: 892,450
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($47,650)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($47,240)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($44,830)
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#35. Packers and packagers, hand
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $26,490
– #274 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 160
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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#34. Office clerks, general
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $26,000
– #382 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 700
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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#33. Counter and rental clerks
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $25,860
– #382 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150
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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#32. Recreation workers
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $25,660
– #349 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140
National
– Annual mean salary: $32,020
– Employment: 264,020
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($50,710)
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($45,730)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($44,200)
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#31. Retail salespersons
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $25,590
– #380 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,290
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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#30. Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $25,170
– #316 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
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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#29. Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $25,120
– #269 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $31,780
– Employment: 98,970
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Ames, IA ($44,000)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($43,680)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($41,920)
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#28. Nursing assistants
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $24,950
– #378 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 530
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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#27. Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $24,570
– #358 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120
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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#26. Cooks, restaurant
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $24,530
– #379 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 510
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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#25. Security guards
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $24,240
– #381 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 280
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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#24. Residential advisors
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $23,980
– #269 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
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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#23. Animal caretakers
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $23,640
– #361 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
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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#22. Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $23,510
– #378 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 690
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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#21. Preschool teachers, except special education
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $23,470
– #369 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 200
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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#20. Helpers–production workers
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $23,340
– #337 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 400
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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#19. Cooks, institution and cafeteria
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $23,200
– #378 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 210
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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#18. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $22,990
– #347 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 220
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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#17. Couriers and messengers
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $22,850
– #221 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $34,270
– Employment: 68,310
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($43,430)
— Modesto, CA ($42,550)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($42,220)
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#16. Bartenders
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $22,760
– #348 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
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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#15. Library assistants, clerical
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $22,250
– #248 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
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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#14. Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $22,130
– #333 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
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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#13. Cashiers
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $21,990
– #353 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,630
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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#12. Food servers, nonrestaurant
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $21,800
– #313 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110
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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#11. Dishwashers
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $21,190
– #359 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90
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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#10. Food preparation workers
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $20,770
– #383 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 500
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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#9. Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $20,700
– #352 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
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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#8. Maids and housekeeping cleaners
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $20,350
– #386 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 230
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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#7. Cooks, fast food
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $19,810
– #307 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
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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#6. Amusement and recreation attendants
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $19,790
– #327 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170
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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#5. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $19,630
– #343 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140
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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#4. Bus drivers, school
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $19,460
– #333 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 220
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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#3. Waiters and waitresses
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $19,420
– #381 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 870
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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#2. Childcare workers
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $19,280
– #382 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 190
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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Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $19,140
– #383 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,170
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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