Lowest-paying jobs in Anchorage

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#50. Tutors

- Median annual wage: $38,850
- Median hourly wage: $18.68
- Total employment: 240 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $38,810
- Median hourly wage: $18.66
- Total employment: 2,690 people (15.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service

- Median annual wage: $38,020
- Median hourly wage: $18.28
- Total employment: 50 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Helpers--carpenters

- Median annual wage: $37,930
- Median hourly wage: $18.23
- Total employment: 120 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Home health and personal care aides

- Median annual wage: $37,700
- Median hourly wage: $18.13
- Total employment: 4,280 people (24.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Photographers

- Median annual wage: $37,610
- Median hourly wage: $18.08
- Total employment: 40 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood (tie)

- Median annual wage: $37,480
- Median hourly wage: $18.02
- Total employment: Not available

#43. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders (tie)

- Median annual wage: $37,480
- Median hourly wage: $18.02
- Total employment: 170 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Tire repairers and changers

- Median annual wage: $37,410
- Median hourly wage: $17.99
- Total employment: 240 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $37,360
- Median hourly wage: $17.96
- Total employment: 570 people (3.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Maids and housekeeping cleaners

- Median annual wage: $37,150
- Median hourly wage: $17.86
- Total employment: 1,080 people (6.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Retail salespersons

- Median annual wage: $36,980
- Median hourly wage: $17.78
- Total employment: 4,700 people (26.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse

- Median annual wage: $36,920
- Median hourly wage: $17.75
- Total employment: 70 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Cleaners of vehicles and equipment

- Median annual wage: $36,870
- Median hourly wage: $17.73
- Total employment: 460 people (2.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Laundry and dry-cleaning workers

- Median annual wage: $36,810
- Median hourly wage: $17.70
- Total employment: 250 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers

- Median annual wage: $36,640
- Median hourly wage: $17.62
- Total employment: 90 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Switchboard operators, including answering service

- Median annual wage: $36,600
- Median hourly wage: $17.60
- Total employment: 50 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Bakers

- Median annual wage: $36,560
- Median hourly wage: $17.58
- Total employment: 360 people (2.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Food preparation workers

- Median annual wage: $36,480
- Median hourly wage: $17.54
- Total employment: 1,500 people (8.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Coaches and scouts

- Median annual wage: $36,230
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 250 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $36,120
- Median hourly wage: $17.36
- Total employment: 50 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Cashiers

- Median annual wage: $36,110
- Median hourly wage: $17.36
- Total employment: 2,790 people (15.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. School bus monitors

- Median annual wage: $35,950
- Median hourly wage: $17.29
- Total employment: 70 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Physical therapist aides

- Median annual wage: $35,920
- Median hourly wage: $17.27
- Total employment: 90 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks (tie)

- Median annual wage: $35,820
- Median hourly wage: $17.22
- Total employment: 330 people (1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Cooks, fast food (tie)

- Median annual wage: $35,820
- Median hourly wage: $17.22
- Total employment: 2,010 people (11.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $35,810
- Median hourly wage: $17.22
- Total employment: 150 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Recreation workers

- Median annual wage: $35,660
- Median hourly wage: $17.15
- Total employment: 190 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Animal caretakers

- Median annual wage: $35,380
- Median hourly wage: $17.01
- Total employment: 360 people (2.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $34,980
- Median hourly wage: $16.82
- Total employment: 360 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Childcare workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $34,980
- Median hourly wage: $16.82
- Total employment: 760 people (4.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Fast food and counter workers

- Median annual wage: $34,860
- Median hourly wage: $16.76
- Total employment: 3,040 people (17.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs

- Median annual wage: $34,720
- Median hourly wage: $16.69
- Total employment: 380 people (2.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Baggage porters and bellhops

- Median annual wage: $34,660
- Median hourly wage: $16.66
- Total employment: 40 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $34,210
- Median hourly wage: $16.45
- Total employment: Not available

#15. Dishwashers

- Median annual wage: $34,050
- Median hourly wage: $16.37
- Total employment: 790 people (4.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Parking attendants

- Median annual wage: $33,850
- Median hourly wage: $16.27
- Total employment: 50 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Animal trainers

- Median annual wage: $33,280
- Median hourly wage: $16.00
- Total employment: 60 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Medical transcriptionists

- Median annual wage: $31,940
- Median hourly wage: $15.36
- Total employment: 60 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Transportation workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $31,720
- Median hourly wage: $15.25
- Total employment: Not available

#10. Bartenders

- Median annual wage: $31,270
- Median hourly wage: $15.03
- Total employment: 1,160 people (6.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers

- Median annual wage: $30,840
- Median hourly wage: $14.83
- Total employment: 140 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Food servers, nonrestaurant

- Median annual wage: $30,820
- Median hourly wage: $14.82
- Total employment: 200 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers

- Median annual wage: $29,770
- Median hourly wage: $14.31
- Total employment: 210 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $29,540
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 1,500 people (8.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants

- Median annual wage: $29,410
- Median hourly wage: $14.14
- Total employment: 100 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Waiters and waitresses

- Median annual wage: $29,280
- Median hourly wage: $14.08
- Total employment: 2,390 people (13.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Gambling service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $27,460
- Median hourly wage: $13.20
- Total employment: 200 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $25,930
- Median hourly wage: $12.47
- Total employment: 170 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall

- Median annual wage: $24,400
- Median hourly wage: $11.73
- Total employment: 70 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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