Lowest-paying jobs in Orlando

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#50. Word processors and typists

- Median annual wage: $34,370
- Median hourly wage: $16.52
- Total employment: 200 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Funeral attendants

- Median annual wage: $34,190
- Median hourly wage: $16.44
- Total employment: 170 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Orderlies

- Median annual wage: $34,170
- Median hourly wage: $16.43
- Total employment: 500 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Maids and housekeeping cleaners (tie)

- Median annual wage: $34,090
- Median hourly wage: $16.39
- Total employment: 16,750 people (11.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Cooks, short order (tie)

- Median annual wage: $34,090
- Median hourly wage: $16.39
- Total employment: 540 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Cooks, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $34,080
- Median hourly wage: $16.38
- Total employment: 120 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Food preparation and serving related workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $34,080
- Median hourly wage: $16.38
- Total employment: 720 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Food preparation workers

- Median annual wage: $34,010
- Median hourly wage: $16.35
- Total employment: 10,000 people (7.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Automotive and watercraft service attendants

- Median annual wage: $33,940
- Median hourly wage: $16.32
- Total employment: 710 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Recreation workers

- Median annual wage: $33,790
- Median hourly wage: $16.24
- Total employment: 2,130 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Umpires, referees, and other sports officials

- Median annual wage: $33,760
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 60 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants (tie)

- Median annual wage: $33,650
- Median hourly wage: $16.18
- Total employment: 90 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $33,650
- Median hourly wage: $16.18
- Total employment: 40 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Dietetic technicians

- Median annual wage: $33,510
- Median hourly wage: $16.11
- Total employment: 160 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Food servers, nonrestaurant

- Median annual wage: $33,450
- Median hourly wage: $16.08
- Total employment: 1,710 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Transportation workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $33,280
- Median hourly wage: $16.00
- Total employment: Not available

#34. Tire repairers and changers

- Median annual wage: $33,130
- Median hourly wage: $15.93
- Total employment: 1,090 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Home health and personal care aides

- Median annual wage: $32,980
- Median hourly wage: $15.86
- Total employment: 9,400 people (6.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Fish and game wardens

- Median annual wage: $32,760
- Median hourly wage: $15.75
- Total employment: 30 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Retail salespersons

- Median annual wage: $32,370
- Median hourly wage: $15.56
- Total employment: 49,610 people (35.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Animal trainers

- Median annual wage: $32,220
- Median hourly wage: $15.49
- Total employment: Not available

#29. Bartenders

- Median annual wage: $31,790
- Median hourly wage: $15.28
- Total employment: 8,350 people (5.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Passenger attendants

- Median annual wage: $31,680
- Median hourly wage: $15.23
- Total employment: 470 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $31,550
- Median hourly wage: $15.17
- Total employment: 19,370 people (13.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. School bus monitors

- Median annual wage: $31,480
- Median hourly wage: $15.13
- Total employment: 540 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Manicurists and pedicurists

- Median annual wage: $31,350
- Median hourly wage: $15.07
- Total employment: 370 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Cleaners of vehicles and equipment

- Median annual wage: $31,210
- Median hourly wage: $15.00
- Total employment: 3,880 people (2.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Physical therapist aides

- Median annual wage: $31,200
- Median hourly wage: $15.00
- Total employment: 180 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $30,530
- Median hourly wage: $14.68
- Total employment: 6,320 people (4.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse (tie)

- Median annual wage: $30,440
- Median hourly wage: $14.63
- Total employment: 870 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Laundry and dry-cleaning workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $30,440
- Median hourly wage: $14.64
- Total employment: 2,290 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Teaching assistants, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $30,160
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 410 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Waiters and waitresses

- Median annual wage: $30,140
- Median hourly wage: $14.49
- Total employment: 36,700 people (26.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Animal caretakers

- Median annual wage: $30,080
- Median hourly wage: $14.46
- Total employment: 2,210 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Packers and packagers, hand

- Median annual wage: $29,980
- Median hourly wage: $14.41
- Total employment: 5,690 people (4.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Cashiers

- Median annual wage: $29,880
- Median hourly wage: $14.37
- Total employment: 31,430 people (22.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Dishwashers

- Median annual wage: $29,570
- Median hourly wage: $14.22
- Total employment: 5,950 people (4.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers

- Median annual wage: $29,520
- Median hourly wage: $14.19
- Total employment: 7,760 people (5.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Childcare workers

- Median annual wage: $29,420
- Median hourly wage: $14.15
- Total employment: 2,540 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials

- Median annual wage: $29,310
- Median hourly wage: $14.09
- Total employment: 210 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $29,260
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 7,050 people (5.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists

- Median annual wage: $29,050
- Median hourly wage: $13.96
- Total employment: 2,990 people (2.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers

- Median annual wage: $28,810
- Median hourly wage: $13.85
- Total employment: 1,830 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Parking attendants

- Median annual wage: $28,640
- Median hourly wage: $13.77
- Total employment: 3,900 people (2.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Baggage porters and bellhops

- Median annual wage: $28,180
- Median hourly wage: $13.55
- Total employment: 1,280 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Amusement and recreation attendants

- Median annual wage: $28,150
- Median hourly wage: $13.54
- Total employment: 23,590 people (16.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Fast food and counter workers

- Median annual wage: $27,570
- Median hourly wage: $13.25
- Total employment: 37,870 people (27.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Cooks, fast food

- Median annual wage: $27,340
- Median hourly wage: $13.14
- Total employment: 3,400 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers

- Median annual wage: $27,260
- Median hourly wage: $13.11
- Total employment: 130 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Taxi drivers

- Median annual wage: $26,290
- Median hourly wage: $12.64
- Total employment: 70 people (0.05 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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