Lowest-paying jobs in Amarillo, Texas

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March 21, 2021
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Lowest paying jobs in Amarillo

Stacker collected information on the lowest-paying jobs in Amarillo, TX, using data from the U.S. Bureau Labor of Statistics. Jobs are ranked by average annual salary with information up to date as of May 2019.

In Amarillo, the annual mean wage is $44,130 or 17.5% lower than national mean of $53,490, while the lowest-paying occupation makes only $18,840. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

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#100. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $36,690
- Employment: 1,180

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,960
- Employment: 1,512,660

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Pixabay

#99. Parts Salespersons

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $36,580
- Employment: 390

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,220
- Employment: 256,170

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#98. Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $36,520
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,750
- Employment: 57,960

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#97. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $36,430
- Employment: 1,160

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,960
- Employment: 1,011,100

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#96. Counter and Rental Clerks

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $35,850
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,600
- Employment: 411,560

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#95. Pharmacy Technicians

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $35,780
- Employment: 350

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,250
- Employment: 417,780

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Canva

#94. Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $35,690
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,400
- Employment: 121,330

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Canva

#92 (tie). Mechanical Door Repairers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $35,660
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,740
- Employment: 23,050

9 / 100
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#92 (tie). Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $35,660
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,490
- Employment: 123,730

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#91. Court, Municipal, and License Clerks

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $35,000
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,030
- Employment: 154,020

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Canva

#90. Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,710
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,070
- Employment: 98,260

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#89. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,610
- Employment: 520

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,030
- Employment: 704,910

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#88. Printing Press Operators

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,430
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,100
- Employment: 173,430

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#87. Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,300
- Employment: 450

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,640
- Employment: 370,380

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Canva

#86. Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,280
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,640
- Employment: 232,760

16 / 100
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#85. Data Entry Keyers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,190
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,820
- Employment: 159,930

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Canva

#84. Pipelayers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,120
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,600
- Employment: 36,270

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#83. Rehabilitation Counselors

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,850
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $40,160
- Employment: 109,040

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#82. Office Clerks, General

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,790
- Employment: 2,930

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,360
- Employment: 2,956,060

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#81. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,560
- Employment: 1,690

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,180
- Employment: 2,038,340

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Pixabay

#80. Construction Laborers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,520
- Employment: 610

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,730
- Employment: 1,020,350

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Canva

#79. Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,300
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,760
- Employment: 58,600

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Pixabay

#78. Helpers--Electricians

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,190
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,300
- Employment: 79,260

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#77. Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,120
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,110
- Employment: 139,780

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#76. Light Truck Drivers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,890
- Employment: 880

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,520
- Employment: 923,050

26 / 100
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#75. Dental Assistants

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,830
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,170
- Employment: 351,470

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#74. Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,660
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,650
- Employment: 431,350

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Pixabay

#73. Roofers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,340
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,820
- Employment: 129,690

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#72. Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,250
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,750
- Employment: 58,400

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#71. Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $31,980
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,940
- Employment: 140,850

31 / 100
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#70. Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $31,960
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,920
- Employment: 125,340

32 / 100
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#68 (tie). Security Guards

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $31,560
- Employment: 540

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,030
- Employment: 1,126,370

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Canva

#68 (tie). Tire Repairers and Changers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $31,560
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,350
- Employment: 110,880

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#67. Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $31,540
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,670
- Employment: 32,160

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#66. Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $31,490
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,390
- Employment: 188,570

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#65. Medical Assistants

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $31,400
- Employment: 460

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,720
- Employment: 712,430

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Pixabay

#64. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $31,170
- Employment: 1,560

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,130
- Employment: 2,953,170

38 / 100
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#63. File Clerks

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $31,140
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,610
- Employment: 102,300

39 / 100
Canva

#62. Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $31,030
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,630
- Employment: 45,770

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Canva

#61. Physical Therapist Aides

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,810
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,180
- Employment: 49,270

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#60. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,780
- Employment: 1,070

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,090
- Employment: 604,780

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#59. Bill and Account Collectors

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,740
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,300
- Employment: 235,870

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Canva

#58. Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,390
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,570
- Employment: 99,460

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#57. Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,000
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,670
- Employment: 110,650

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#56. Customer Service Representatives

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,910
- Employment: 2,090

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,320
- Employment: 2,919,230

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#55. Phlebotomists

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,810
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,480
- Employment: 128,290

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Canva

#54. Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,780
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,620
- Employment: 99,400

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Canva

#53. Sewers, Hand

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,620
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,020
- Employment: 4,770

49 / 100
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#52. Opticians, Dispensing

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,560
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $40,730
- Employment: 72,330

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#51. Driver/Sales Workers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,460
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,230
- Employment: 444,660

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#50. Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,140
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,210
- Employment: 700,030

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#49. Tellers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,840
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,660
- Employment: 442,120

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#48. Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,700
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,620
- Employment: 83,580

54 / 100
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#47. Order Clerks

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,510
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,600
- Employment: 137,180

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Canva

#46. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,370
- Employment: 640

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,360
- Employment: 912,660

56 / 100
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#45. Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,210
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,930
- Employment: 285,190

57 / 100
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#44. Stockers and Order Fillers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,950
- Employment: 2,100

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,660
- Employment: 2,135,850

58 / 100
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#43. Nursing Assistants

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,610
- Employment: 810

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,720
- Employment: 1,419,920

59 / 100
Canva

#42. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,290
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,690
- Employment: 97,030

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Canva

#41. Butchers and Meat Cutters

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,200
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,010
- Employment: 136,770

61 / 100
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#40. Receptionists and Information Clerks

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,750
- Employment: 730

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,250
- Employment: 1,057,370

62 / 100
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#39. Retail Salespersons

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,270
- Employment: 4,860

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,360
- Employment: 4,317,950

63 / 100
Unsplash

#38. Library Technicians

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,130
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,950
- Employment: 88,720

64 / 100
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#37. Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,060
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,310
- Employment: 195,040

65 / 100
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#36. Cooks, Restaurant

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,870
- Employment: 1,070

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,700
- Employment: 1,401,890

66 / 100
Canva

#35. Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,770
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,860
- Employment: 117,670

67 / 100
Unsplash

#34. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,560
- Employment: 1,990

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,010
- Employment: 2,145,450

68 / 100
Canva

#33. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,450
- Employment: 380

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,030
- Employment: 402,480

69 / 100
Pexels

#32. Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,300
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,870
- Employment: 138,160

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#31. Waiters and Waitresses

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,920
- Employment: 2,050

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,800
- Employment: 2,579,020

71 / 100
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#30. Animal Caretakers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,610
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $27,060
- Employment: 212,450

72 / 100
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#29. Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,470
- Employment: 770

National
- Annual mean salary: $27,940
- Employment: 382,670

73 / 100
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#28. Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,370
- Employment: 290

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,420
- Employment: 209,330

74 / 100
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#27. Packers and Packagers, Hand

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,300
- Employment: 370

National
- Annual mean salary: $27,680
- Employment: 633,640

75 / 100
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#26. Sewing Machine Operators

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,210
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,000
- Employment: 133,410

76 / 100
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#25. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,180
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,530
- Employment: 385,960

77 / 100
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#24. Couriers and Messengers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,080
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,640
- Employment: 74,720

78 / 100
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#23. Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,980
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,080
- Employment: 277,580

79 / 100
Unsplash

#22. Floral Designers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,920
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,760
- Employment: 41,770

80 / 100
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#21. Bartenders

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,860
- Employment: 550

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,000
- Employment: 646,850

81 / 100
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#20. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,730
- Employment: 780

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,640
- Employment: 1,346,910

82 / 100
Pixabay

#19. Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,710
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,460
- Employment: 137,500

83 / 100
Canva

#18. Orderlies

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,580
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,710
- Employment: 46,990

84 / 100
Canva

#17. Bakers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,150
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,630
- Employment: 184,990

85 / 100
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#16. Recreation Workers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,130
- Employment: 370

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,330
- Employment: 358,750

86 / 100
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#15. Cooks, Short Order

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,580
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,240
- Employment: 152,670

87 / 100
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#14. Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,560
- Employment: 380

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,950
- Employment: 267,940

88 / 100
Canva

#13. Food Preparation Workers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,400
- Employment: 450

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,820
- Employment: 863,740

89 / 100
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#12. Cashiers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,090
- Employment: 3,270

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,400
- Employment: 3,617,910

90 / 100
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#11. Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,060
- Employment: 350

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,010
- Employment: 423,380

91 / 100
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#10. Cooks, Fast Food

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,790
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $23,530
- Employment: 527,220

92 / 100
Canva

#9. Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,440
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,820
- Employment: 38,070

93 / 100
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#8. Childcare Workers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,020
- Employment: 550

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,510
- Employment: 561,520

94 / 100
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#7. Residential Advisors

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,920
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,610
- Employment: 107,930

95 / 100
Pxhere

#6. Fast Food and Counter Workers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,880
- Employment: 3,460

National
- Annual mean salary: $23,250
- Employment: 3,996,820

96 / 100
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#5. Dishwashers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,790
- Employment: 430

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,410
- Employment: 514,330

97 / 100
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#4. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,730
- Employment: 970

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,810
- Employment: 926,960

98 / 100
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#3. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,550
- Employment: 870

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,460
- Employment: 587,120

99 / 100
Unsplash

#2. Amusement and Recreation Attendants

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,190
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,330
- Employment: 338,110

100 / 100
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#1. Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Amarillo, TX
- Annual mean salary: $18,840
- Employment: 550

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,020
- Employment: 477,270

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