The Lowest-Paying Jobs in New York State

All job wages are not created equal. While many people say they can’t afford to live in New York, some have it worse than others, a new analysis shows.

Career site Zippa looked at Bureau of Labor Statistics data for all 769 job classifications in New York to find out which 100 jobs are the lowest-paying in the state.

According to the findings, the lowest paid workers in New York are manicurists and pedicurists. These workers get an average annual salary of $20,310, the study says. Cooks and fast food workers were ranked the second-lowest paid employees with an average salary of $20,830. About 79 jobs on the list make less than $30,000 a year and all the 100 lowest-paying jobs make an average annual salary of less than $31,500.

Here’s a list of the top 50 lowest-paying jobs in New York and their average annual salaries. Check out the full list here.

1. Manicurists and Pedicurists— $20,310
2. Cooks, Fast Food— $20,830
3. Shampooers— $21,150
4. Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food— $21,410
5. Dishwashers— $22,150
6. Cashiers— $22,200
7. Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials— $22,270
8. Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products— $22,340
9. Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants— $22,380
10. Cooks, Short Order— $22,650
11. Amusement and Recreation Attendants— $22,840
12. Slaughterers and Meat Packers— $22,870
13. Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other— $22,940
14. Parking Lot Attendants— $22,970
15. Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop— $23,220
16. Home Health Aides— $23,370
17. Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop— $23,420
18. Food Processing Workers, All Other— $23,850
19. Food Preparation Workers— $23,860
20. Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers— $23,970
21. Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers— $24,290
22. Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers— $24,410
23. Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers— $24,530
24. Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers— $24,730
25. Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other— $24,800
26. Personal Care Aides— $24,920
27. Sewing Machine Operators— $25,100
28. Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants— $25,160
29. Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other— $25,300
30. Packers and Packagers, Hand— $25,380
31. Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers— $25,430
32. Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders— $25,450
33. Nonfarm Animal Caretakers— $25,450
34. Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders— $25,750
35. Sewers, Hand— $26,060
36. Stock Clerks and Order Fillers— $26,110
37. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse— $26,120
38. Helpers–Roofers— $26,170
39. Childcare Workers— $26,280
40. Bartenders— $26,380
41. Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians— $26,510
42. Food Batchmakers— $26,690
43. Bakers— $26,820
44. Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders— $26,860
45. Helpers–Production Workers— $27,000
46. Funeral Attendants— $27,100
47. Retail Salespersons— $27,150
48. Barbers— $27,160
49. Cooks, Restaurant— $27,250
50. Gaming Dealers— $27,420

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