Lowest-paying jobs in Texarkana

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#50. Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers

- Median annual wage: $33,690
- Median hourly wage: $16.20
- Total employment: 60 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Security guards

- Median annual wage: $33,680
- Median hourly wage: $16.19
- Total employment: 140 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing

- Median annual wage: $33,650
- Median hourly wage: $16.18
- Total employment: 50 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Tire repairers and changers

- Median annual wage: $33,620
- Median hourly wage: $16.16
- Total employment: 80 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood

- Median annual wage: $33,480
- Median hourly wage: $16.10
- Total employment: 80 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $33,420
- Median hourly wage: $16.07
- Total employment: 40 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Landscaping and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $33,410
- Median hourly wage: $16.06
- Total employment: 410 people (7.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs

- Median annual wage: $33,400
- Median hourly wage: $16.06
- Total employment: 70 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $33,110
- Median hourly wage: $15.92
- Total employment: 30 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Counter and rental clerks

- Median annual wage: $32,400
- Median hourly wage: $15.58
- Total employment: 220 people (3.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Merchandise displayers and window trimmers

- Median annual wage: $32,170
- Median hourly wage: $15.46
- Total employment: 90 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Nursing assistants

- Median annual wage: $31,990
- Median hourly wage: $15.38
- Total employment: 780 people (13.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Data entry keyers

- Median annual wage: $31,980
- Median hourly wage: $15.38
- Total employment: 60 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $31,840
- Median hourly wage: $15.31
- Total employment: 220 people (3.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $31,120
- Median hourly wage: $14.96
- Total employment: 50 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Ophthalmic medical technicians

- Median annual wage: $30,630
- Median hourly wage: $14.73
- Total employment: 50 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Butchers and meat cutters

- Median annual wage: $30,440
- Median hourly wage: $14.63
- Total employment: 40 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers

- Median annual wage: $30,390
- Median hourly wage: $14.61
- Total employment: 560 people (9.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Receptionists and information clerks

- Median annual wage: $30,180
- Median hourly wage: $14.51
- Total employment: 330 people (5.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Packers and packagers, hand

- Median annual wage: $29,940
- Median hourly wage: $14.39
- Total employment: 80 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Bakers

- Median annual wage: $29,760
- Median hourly wage: $14.31
- Total employment: 70 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Retail salespersons

- Median annual wage: $29,510
- Median hourly wage: $14.19
- Total employment: 1,710 people (29.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Recreation workers

- Median annual wage: $29,110
- Median hourly wage: $13.99
- Total employment: 70 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Cooks, restaurant

- Median annual wage: $29,000
- Median hourly wage: $13.94
- Total employment: 630 people (10.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Automotive and watercraft service attendants

- Median annual wage: $28,610
- Median hourly wage: $13.76
- Total employment: 60 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $28,200
- Median hourly wage: $13.56
- Total employment: 660 people (11.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Preschool teachers, except special education

- Median annual wage: $28,120
- Median hourly wage: $13.52
- Total employment: 190 people (3.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks

- Median annual wage: $27,660
- Median hourly wage: $13.30
- Total employment: 100 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Cooks, institution and cafeteria

- Median annual wage: $27,280
- Median hourly wage: $13.12
- Total employment: 250 people (4.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Cleaners of vehicles and equipment

- Median annual wage: $27,170
- Median hourly wage: $13.06
- Total employment: 190 people (3.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Animal caretakers

- Median annual wage: $26,980
- Median hourly wage: $12.97
- Total employment: 60 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Laundry and dry-cleaning workers

- Median annual wage: $26,840
- Median hourly wage: $12.91
- Total employment: 100 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Maids and housekeeping cleaners

- Median annual wage: $26,390
- Median hourly wage: $12.69
- Total employment: 300 people (5.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Cashiers

- Median annual wage: $26,090
- Median hourly wage: $12.54
- Total employment: 1,500 people (26.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Bartenders

- Median annual wage: $25,940
- Median hourly wage: $12.47
- Total employment: 130 people (2.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Food servers, nonrestaurant

- Median annual wage: $25,890
- Median hourly wage: $12.45
- Total employment: 60 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists

- Median annual wage: $25,490
- Median hourly wage: $12.26
- Total employment: 50 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Dishwashers

- Median annual wage: $24,950
- Median hourly wage: $11.99
- Total employment: 170 people (2.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Waiters and waitresses

- Median annual wage: $24,690
- Median hourly wage: $11.87
- Total employment: 960 people (16.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Substitute teachers, short-term

- Median annual wage: $24,300
- Median hourly wage: $11.68
- Total employment: 110 people (1.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Sales and related workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $23,930
- Median hourly wage: $11.50
- Total employment: 40 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers

- Median annual wage: $23,750
- Median hourly wage: $11.42
- Total employment: 190 people (3.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Childcare workers

- Median annual wage: $23,630
- Median hourly wage: $11.36
- Total employment: 240 people (4.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Food preparation workers

- Median annual wage: $23,570
- Median hourly wage: $11.33
- Total employment: 490 people (8.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Fast food and counter workers

- Median annual wage: $23,220
- Median hourly wage: $11.16
- Total employment: 1,920 people (33.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Cooks, fast food

- Median annual wage: $23,210
- Median hourly wage: $11.16
- Total employment: 230 people (4.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Amusement and recreation attendants

- Median annual wage: $23,100
- Median hourly wage: $11.11
- Total employment: 60 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $23,010
- Median hourly wage: $11.06
- Total employment: 150 people (2.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Home health and personal care aides

- Median annual wage: $22,870
- Median hourly wage: $11.00
- Total employment: 1,180 people (20.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $22,780
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 670 people (11.64 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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