Lowest-paying jobs in Bend

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#50. Bicycle repairers

- Median annual wage: $39,660
- Median hourly wage: $19.07
- Total employment: 80 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $39,440
- Median hourly wage: $18.96
- Total employment: 90 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Home health and personal care aides

- Median annual wage: $39,430
- Median hourly wage: $18.96
- Total employment: 1,640 people (15.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Floral designers

- Median annual wage: $39,310
- Median hourly wage: $18.90
- Total employment: 40 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Receptionists and information clerks

- Median annual wage: $39,220
- Median hourly wage: $18.86
- Total employment: 1,000 people (9.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Machine feeders and offbearers

- Median annual wage: $39,210
- Median hourly wage: $18.85
- Total employment: 200 people (1.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists

- Median annual wage: $39,030
- Median hourly wage: $18.76
- Total employment: 80 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $39,010
- Median hourly wage: $18.76
- Total employment: 260 people (2.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Sales and related workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $38,890
- Median hourly wage: $18.70
- Total employment: 40 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Aircraft service attendants

- Median annual wage: $38,720
- Median hourly wage: $18.62
- Total employment: 40 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Cooks, restaurant

- Median annual wage: $38,480
- Median hourly wage: $18.50
- Total employment: 1,380 people (12.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Recreation workers

- Median annual wage: $38,460
- Median hourly wage: $18.49
- Total employment: 170 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Emergency medical technicians

- Median annual wage: $38,350
- Median hourly wage: $18.44
- Total employment: 80 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Tour and travel guides

- Median annual wage: $37,990
- Median hourly wage: $18.26
- Total employment: 60 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Demonstrators and product promoters

- Median annual wage: $37,980
- Median hourly wage: $18.26
- Total employment: 60 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Personal care and service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $37,900
- Median hourly wage: $18.22
- Total employment: 560 people (5.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons

- Median annual wage: $37,830
- Median hourly wage: $18.19
- Total employment: 40 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Food servers, nonrestaurant

- Median annual wage: $37,770
- Median hourly wage: $18.16
- Total employment: 200 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks

- Median annual wage: $37,620
- Median hourly wage: $18.09
- Total employment: 130 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Food batchmakers

- Median annual wage: $37,520
- Median hourly wage: $18.04
- Total employment: 40 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Cleaners of vehicles and equipment

- Median annual wage: $37,220
- Median hourly wage: $17.89
- Total employment: 280 people (2.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Retail salespersons

- Median annual wage: $37,050
- Median hourly wage: $17.81
- Total employment: 3,290 people (30.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $37,010
- Median hourly wage: $17.80
- Total employment: 110 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Packers and packagers, hand

- Median annual wage: $36,910
- Median hourly wage: $17.74
- Total employment: 260 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Driver/sales workers

- Median annual wage: $36,830
- Median hourly wage: $17.71
- Total employment: 360 people (3.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs

- Median annual wage: $36,760
- Median hourly wage: $17.67
- Total employment: 170 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $36,680
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 1,240 people (11.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks

- Median annual wage: $36,430
- Median hourly wage: $17.51
- Total employment: 400 people (3.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Maids and housekeeping cleaners

- Median annual wage: $36,340
- Median hourly wage: $17.47
- Total employment: 950 people (8.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Food preparation workers

- Median annual wage: $36,230
- Median hourly wage: $17.42
- Total employment: 850 people (7.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. News analysts, reporters, and journalists

- Median annual wage: $36,210
- Median hourly wage: $17.41
- Total employment: 40 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Bakers

- Median annual wage: $36,180
- Median hourly wage: $17.39
- Total employment: 340 people (3.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Laundry and dry-cleaning workers

- Median annual wage: $35,960
- Median hourly wage: $17.29
- Total employment: 130 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Cashiers

- Median annual wage: $35,490
- Median hourly wage: $17.06
- Total employment: 2,270 people (21.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Childcare workers

- Median annual wage: $35,200
- Median hourly wage: $16.92
- Total employment: 210 people (1.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Motor vehicle operators, all other

- Median annual wage: $35,150
- Median hourly wage: $16.90
- Total employment: 60 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Dishwashers

- Median annual wage: $35,130
- Median hourly wage: $16.89
- Total employment: 390 people (3.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Animal caretakers

- Median annual wage: $35,000
- Median hourly wage: $16.83
- Total employment: 310 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $34,960
- Median hourly wage: $16.81
- Total employment: 150 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Physical therapist aides

- Median annual wage: $34,680
- Median hourly wage: $16.67
- Total employment: 70 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Amusement and recreation attendants

- Median annual wage: $34,600
- Median hourly wage: $16.64
- Total employment: 510 people (4.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Automotive and watercraft service attendants

- Median annual wage: $34,580
- Median hourly wage: $16.62
- Total employment: 400 people (3.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Fast food and counter workers

- Median annual wage: $34,220
- Median hourly wage: $16.45
- Total employment: 3,750 people (34.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Bartenders

- Median annual wage: $33,820
- Median hourly wage: $16.26
- Total employment: 900 people (8.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Cooks, fast food

- Median annual wage: $32,940
- Median hourly wage: $15.84
- Total employment: 220 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Waiters and waitresses

- Median annual wage: $32,690
- Median hourly wage: $15.72
- Total employment: 1,630 people (15.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Cooks, short order

- Median annual wage: $32,460
- Median hourly wage: $15.61
- Total employment: 230 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Educational instruction and library workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $32,420
- Median hourly wage: $15.59
- Total employment: 210 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers

- Median annual wage: $32,110
- Median hourly wage: $15.44
- Total employment: 360 people (3.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $31,650
- Median hourly wage: $15.21
- Total employment: 380 people (3.53 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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