Lowest-paying jobs in Waco

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March 21, 2021
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Lowest paying jobs in Waco

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

In Waco, the annual mean wage is $43,590 or 18.5% lower than national mean of $53,490, while the lowest-paying occupation makes only $19,510. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

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#100. Light Truck Drivers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $35,440
- Employment: 660

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

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Canva

#99. Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $35,410
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,650
- Employment: 60,920

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#98. Sheet Metal Workers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $35,240
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,480
- Employment: 131,300

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#97. Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $35,130
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,280
- Employment: 257,000

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#96. Public Safety Telecommunicators

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $35,070
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,310
- Employment: 95,320

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Pixabay

#95. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,950
- Employment: 1,330

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,960
- Employment: 1,418,990

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#94. Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,710
- Employment: 110

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

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#93. Billing and Posting Clerks

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,590
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $40,620
- Employment: 466,450

9 / 100
Pixabay

#92. Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,570
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $40,240
- Employment: 35,110

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Ruslan Galiullin // Shutterstock

#91. Office Clerks, General

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,240
- Employment: 2,740

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

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#90. Highway Maintenance Workers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,170
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,410
- Employment: 150,860

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#89. Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,130
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,100
- Employment: 199,360

13 / 100
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#88. Phlebotomists

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,060
- Employment: 90

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

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Pixabay

#87. Helpers--Electricians

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,730
- Employment: 140

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

15 / 100
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#86. Telemarketers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,340
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,770
- Employment: 134,800

16 / 100
Fusionstudio // Shutterstock

#85. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,330
- Employment: 650

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

17 / 100
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#84. Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,120
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,410
- Employment: 146,950

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#83. Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,990
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,240
- Employment: 71,850

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#82. Social and Human Service Assistants

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,920
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,050
- Employment: 404,450

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Giulio_Fornasar // Shutterstock

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

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,790
- Employment: 40

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

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Needpix

#80. Food Batchmakers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,600
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,120
- Employment: 159,390

22 / 100
Undrey // Shutterstock

#78 (tie). Data Entry Keyers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,380
- Employment: 190

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

23 / 100
G-Stock Studio // Shutterstock

#78 (tie). Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,380
- Employment: 1,700

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

24 / 100
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#76 (tie). Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,290
- Employment: 670

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,930
- Employment: 629,270

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Canva

#76 (tie). Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,290
- Employment: 80

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

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Canva

#75. Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,190
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,580
- Employment: 44,090

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Pixabay

#74. Construction Laborers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,170
- Employment: 750

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

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#73. Medical Assistants

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,130
- Employment: 1,050

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

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Pixabay

#72. Photographers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,040
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,440
- Employment: 50,620

30 / 100
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#71. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $31,970
- Employment: 520

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

31 / 100
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#70. Printing Press Operators

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $31,550
- Employment: 150

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

32 / 100
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#69. Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,960
- Employment: 140

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

33 / 100
Canva

#68. Helpers--Production Workers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,800
- Employment: 400

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,540
- Employment: 303,030

34 / 100
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#67. Bill and Account Collectors

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,790
- Employment: 360

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

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Creative Tools // Flickr

#66. Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,770
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,670
- Employment: 172,520

36 / 100
Stokkete // Shutterstock

#65. File Clerks

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,760
- Employment: 110

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

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Canva

#64. Butchers and Meat Cutters

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,740
- Employment: 40

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

38 / 100
Canva

#63. Glaziers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,620
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,810
- Employment: 52,400

39 / 100
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#62. Tile and Stone Setters

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,580
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,300
- Employment: 40,470

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Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#61. Driver/Sales Workers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,540
- Employment: 580

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

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#60. Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,400
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,860
- Employment: 76,810

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Hunter Bliss Images // Shutterstock

#59. Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,250
- Employment: 100

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

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Pixabay

#58. Parts Salespersons

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,100
- Employment: 320

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

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Canva

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

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,090
- Employment: 100

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

45 / 100
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#56. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,010
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,110
- Employment: 325,500

46 / 100
Canva

#55. Medical Equipment Preparers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,750
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,530
- Employment: 56,900

47 / 100
Canva

#54. Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,530
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,060
- Employment: 29,170

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Canva

#53. Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,510
- Employment: 100

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

49 / 100
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#52. Stockers and Order Fillers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,410
- Employment: 2,050

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

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#51. Residential Advisors

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,320
- Employment: 40

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

51 / 100
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#50. Opticians, Dispensing

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,290
- Employment: 90

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

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Canva

#49. Tire Repairers and Changers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,260
- Employment: 60

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

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#48. Customer Service Representatives

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,890
- Employment: 3,250

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

54 / 100
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#47. Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,810
- Employment: 610

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,590
- Employment: 390,540

55 / 100
Canva

#46. Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,690
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,000
- Employment: 44,890

56 / 100
Picsfive // Shutterstock

#45. Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,430
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,320
- Employment: 30,030

57 / 100
Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos // Flickr

#44. Counter and Rental Clerks

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,420
- Employment: 280

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

58 / 100
Canva

#43. Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,900
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,810
- Employment: 153,990

59 / 100
ProfDEH // Wikimedia Commons

#42. Couriers and Messengers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,820
- Employment: 70

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

60 / 100
Syda Productions // Shutterstock

#41. Tellers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,310
- Employment: 480

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

61 / 100
Oksana Shufrych // Shutterstock

#40. Recreation Workers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,280
- Employment: 110

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

62 / 100
GagliardiPhotography // Shutterstock

#39. Nursing Assistants

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,250
- Employment: 1,010

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

63 / 100
JOHANNES EISELE // Getty Images

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

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,210
- Employment: 580

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

64 / 100
Pixabay

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

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,130
- Employment: 1,580

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

65 / 100
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#36. Receptionists and Information Clerks

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,740
- Employment: 480

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

66 / 100
Canva

#34 (tie). Bakers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,080
- Employment: 400

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

67 / 100
Canva

#34 (tie). Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,080
- Employment: 70

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

68 / 100
Canva

#33. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,780
- Employment: 680

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

69 / 100
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#32. Retail Salespersons

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,760
- Employment: 2,990

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

70 / 100
Dolly442 // Wikimedia Commons

#31. Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,420
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,180
- Employment: 78,850

71 / 100
Unsplash

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

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,630
- Employment: 2,160

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

72 / 100
Pressmaster // Shutterstock

#29. Animal Caretakers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,570
- Employment: 220

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

73 / 100
Dmitry Kalinovsky // Shutterstock

#28. Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,140
- Employment: data not available

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

74 / 100
Pearl PhotoPix // Shutterstock

#27. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,940
- Employment: 210

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

75 / 100
Crew // Wikimedia Commons

#26. Bartenders

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,910
- Employment: 310

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

76 / 100
Nejron Photo // Shutterstock

#24 (tie). Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,710
- Employment: 270

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

77 / 100
Canva

#24 (tie). Automotive Body and Related Repairers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,710
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,390
- Employment: 144,180

78 / 100
Canva

#23. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,560
- Employment: 420

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

79 / 100
Canva

#22. Food Preparation Workers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,450
- Employment: 880

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

80 / 100
UfaBizPhoto // Shutterstock

#21. Sewing Machine Operators

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,400
- Employment: 140

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

81 / 100
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#20. Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,280
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,030
- Employment: 68,050

82 / 100
viviandnguyen_ // Flickr

#18 (tie). Packers and Packagers, Hand

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,040
- Employment: 490

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

83 / 100
PxHere

#18 (tie). Library Assistants, Clerical

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,040
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,820
- Employment: 85,910

84 / 100
Canva

#17. Crossing Guards and Flaggers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,690
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,920
- Employment: 84,920

85 / 100
Dean Drobot // Shutterstock

#16. Cashiers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,620
- Employment: 3,560

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

86 / 100
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#15. Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,570
- Employment: data not available

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

87 / 100
Canva

#14. Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,550
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,880
- Employment: 36,630

88 / 100
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#13. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,400
- Employment: 490

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

89 / 100
Ryan Everton // Unsplash

#12. Dishwashers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,280
- Employment: 270

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

90 / 100
Krakenimages.com // Shutterstock

#11. Childcare Workers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,230
- Employment: 520

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

91 / 100
Paul.J.West // Shutterstock

#10. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,860
- Employment: 1,160

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

92 / 100
Gabriel Georgescu // Shutterstock

#9. Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,830
- Employment: 250

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

93 / 100
Unsplash

#8. Amusement and Recreation Attendants

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,650
- Employment: 180

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

94 / 100
Daniel Lee // Flickr

#7. Cooks, Fast Food

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,100
- Employment: 510

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

95 / 100
Pxhere

#6. Fast Food and Counter Workers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,550
- Employment: 4,960

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

96 / 100
Dragon Images // Shutterstock

#5. Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,520
- Employment: 240

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

97 / 100
aboutsung // Shutterstock

#4. Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,340
- Employment: 260

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

98 / 100
Rawpixel.com // Shutterstock

#3. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,210
- Employment: 660

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

99 / 100
Canva

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

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,100
- Employment: 60

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

100 / 100
VGstockstudio // Shutterstock

#1. Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Waco, TX
- Annual mean salary: $19,510
- Employment: data not available

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

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