Lowest-paying jobs in El Paso
Lowest paying jobs in El Paso
Stacker collected information on the lowest-paying jobs in El Paso, 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 El Paso, the annual mean wage is $40,460 or 24.4% lower than national mean of $53,490, while the lowest-paying occupation makes only $17,060. Read on to see which jobs make the list.
#100. Billing and Posting Clerks
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,390
- Employment: 1,290
National
- Annual mean salary: $40,620
- Employment: 466,450
#99. Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,230
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $38,760
- Employment: 12,690
#98. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,070
- Employment: 1,300
National
- Annual mean salary: $43,000
- Employment: 576,950
#97. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,030
- Employment: 2,240
National
- Annual mean salary: $38,090
- Employment: 604,780
#96. Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,890
- Employment: 200
National
- Annual mean salary: $37,620
- Employment: 99,400
#95. Opticians, Dispensing
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,820
- Employment: 110
National
- Annual mean salary: $40,730
- Employment: 72,330
#94. Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,710
- Employment: 330
National
- Annual mean salary: $36,670
- Employment: 110,650
#93. Tellers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,630
- Employment: 1,270
National
- Annual mean salary: $31,660
- Employment: 442,120
#92. Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,400
- Employment: 1,360
National
- Annual mean salary: $33,210
- Employment: 700,030
#91. Construction Laborers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,340
- Employment: 2,860
National
- Annual mean salary: $41,730
- Employment: 1,020,350
#90. Dietetic Technicians
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,330
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $31,180
- Employment: 29,230
#89. Roofers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,270
- Employment: 310
National
- Annual mean salary: $45,820
- Employment: 129,690
#88. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,220
- Employment: 1,690
National
- Annual mean salary: $36,030
- Employment: 704,910
#87. Order Clerks
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,030
- Employment: 250
National
- Annual mean salary: $36,600
- Employment: 137,180
#85 (tie). Psychiatric Aides
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,850
- Employment: 190
National
- Annual mean salary: $32,590
- Employment: 55,020
#85 (tie). Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,850
- Employment: 2,650
National
- Annual mean salary: $29,640
- Employment: 1,346,910
#84. Security Guards
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,550
- Employment: 3,280
National
- Annual mean salary: $33,030
- Employment: 1,126,370
#83. Meter Readers, Utilities
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,530
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $46,250
- Employment: 30,450
#82. Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,160
- Employment: 200
National
- Annual mean salary: $32,940
- Employment: 140,850
#81. Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,110
- Employment: 200
National
- Annual mean salary: $37,770
- Employment: 76,940
#80. Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,100
- Employment: 240
National
- Annual mean salary: $36,390
- Employment: 188,570
#79. Audio and Video Technicians
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,820
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $51,260
- Employment: 73,960
#78. Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,490
- Employment: 210
National
- Annual mean salary: $32,570
- Employment: 99,460
#77. Broadcast Technicians
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,400
- Employment: 100
National
- Annual mean salary: $46,800
- Employment: 28,650
#76. Tire Repairers and Changers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,380
- Employment: 650
National
- Annual mean salary: $30,350
- Employment: 110,880
#75. Glaziers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,330
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $49,810
- Employment: 52,400
#74. Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,270
- Employment: 140
National
- Annual mean salary: $40,980
- Employment: 100,290
#73. Driver/Sales Workers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,230
- Employment: 1,590
National
- Annual mean salary: $30,230
- Employment: 444,660
#72. Library Assistants, Clerical
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,110
- Employment: 130
National
- Annual mean salary: $29,820
- Employment: 85,910
#71. Nursing Assistants
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,080
- Employment: 2,020
National
- Annual mean salary: $30,720
- Employment: 1,419,920
#70. Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,020
- Employment: 160
National
- Annual mean salary: $26,860
- Employment: 117,670
#69. Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,000
- Employment: 220
National
- Annual mean salary: $37,310
- Employment: 195,040
#68. Machine Feeders and Offbearers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,960
- Employment: 110
National
- Annual mean salary: $33,010
- Employment: 63,280
#67. Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,930
- Employment: 440
National
- Annual mean salary: $42,130
- Employment: 25,590
#66. Medical Assistants
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,910
- Employment: 1,900
National
- Annual mean salary: $35,720
- Employment: 712,430
#65. Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,850
- Employment: 130
National
- Annual mean salary: $35,150
- Employment: 45,960
#64. Floral Designers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,830
- Employment: 30
National
- Annual mean salary: $29,760
- Employment: 41,770
#63. Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,790
- Employment: 130
National
- Annual mean salary: $36,650
- Employment: 60,920
#61 (tie). Photographers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,530
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $45,440
- Employment: 50,620
#61 (tie). Recreation Workers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,530
- Employment: 360
National
- Annual mean salary: $29,330
- Employment: 358,750
#60. Customer Service Representatives
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,440
- Employment: 11,160
National
- Annual mean salary: $37,320
- Employment: 2,919,230
#59. Physical Therapist Aides
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,390
- Employment: 280
National
- Annual mean salary: $29,180
- Employment: 49,270
#58. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,220
- Employment: 1,530
National
- Annual mean salary: $37,930
- Employment: 629,270
#57. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,150
- Employment: 4,690
National
- Annual mean salary: $32,130
- Employment: 2,953,170
#56. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,120
- Employment: 140
National
- Annual mean salary: $27,780
- Employment: 295,520
#55. Parking Enforcement Workers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,880
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $43,420
- Employment: 7,650
#54. Stockers and Order Fillers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,670
- Employment: 5,900
National
- Annual mean salary: $29,660
- Employment: 2,135,850
#53. Retail Salespersons
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,560
- Employment: 11,370
National
- Annual mean salary: $29,360
- Employment: 4,317,950
#52. Helpers--Electricians
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,530
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $34,300
- Employment: 79,260
#51. Residential Advisors
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,520
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $31,610
- Employment: 107,930
#50. Baggage Porters and Bellhops
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,500
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $28,230
- Employment: 39,790
#49. Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,400
- Employment: 200
National
- Annual mean salary: $24,870
- Employment: 138,160
#47 (tie). Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,390
- Employment: 560
National
- Annual mean salary: $33,590
- Employment: 390,540
#47 (tie). Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,390
- Employment: 180
National
- Annual mean salary: $36,460
- Employment: 137,500
#46. Helpers--Production Workers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,330
- Employment: 330
National
- Annual mean salary: $30,540
- Employment: 303,030
#45. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,230
- Employment: 940
National
- Annual mean salary: $29,030
- Employment: 402,480
#44. Data Entry Keyers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,210
- Employment: 690
National
- Annual mean salary: $34,820
- Employment: 159,930
#43. Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,820
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $24,820
- Employment: 38,070
#42. Receptionists and Information Clerks
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,710
- Employment: 1,920
National
- Annual mean salary: $31,250
- Employment: 1,057,370
#41. Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,690
- Employment: 110
National
- Annual mean salary: $29,660
- Employment: 13,210
#40. Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,670
- Employment: 210
National
- Annual mean salary: $25,420
- Employment: 209,330
#39. Packers and Packagers, Hand
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,650
- Employment: 920
National
- Annual mean salary: $27,680
- Employment: 633,640
#38. Pharmacy Aides
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,460
- Employment: 200
National
- Annual mean salary: $30,490
- Employment: 37,280
#37. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,310
- Employment: 940
National
- Annual mean salary: $31,530
- Employment: 385,960
#36. Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,280
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $34,800
- Employment: 29,150
#35. Animal Caretakers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,270
- Employment: 390
National
- Annual mean salary: $27,060
- Employment: 212,450
#34. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,150
- Employment: 4,350
National
- Annual mean salary: $30,010
- Employment: 2,145,450
#33. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,140
- Employment: 1,330
National
- Annual mean salary: $32,360
- Employment: 912,660
#32. Demonstrators and Product Promoters
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,110
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $35,320
- Employment: 77,760
#31. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,100
- Employment: 3,470
National
- Annual mean salary: $32,460
- Employment: 587,120
#30. Bakers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,030
- Employment: 280
National
- Annual mean salary: $29,630
- Employment: 184,990
#29. Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,740
- Employment: 170
National
- Annual mean salary: $33,030
- Employment: 68,050
#28. Bartenders
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,610
- Employment: 1,490
National
- Annual mean salary: $28,000
- Employment: 646,850
#27. Butchers and Meat Cutters
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,130
- Employment: 420
National
- Annual mean salary: $34,010
- Employment: 136,770
#26. Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,950
- Employment: 290
National
- Annual mean salary: $25,380
- Employment: 143,940
#25. Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,860
- Employment: 360
National
- Annual mean salary: $25,950
- Employment: 267,940
#24. Parking Attendants
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,740
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $26,450
- Employment: 147,390
#23. Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,720
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $26,080
- Employment: 277,580
#22. Cooks, Restaurant
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,710
- Employment: 2,940
National
- Annual mean salary: $28,700
- Employment: 1,401,890
#21. Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,560
- Employment: 320
National
- Annual mean salary: $34,670
- Employment: 172,520
#20. Food Batchmakers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,540
- Employment: 350
National
- Annual mean salary: $33,120
- Employment: 159,390
#19. Cashiers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,430
- Employment: 8,430
National
- Annual mean salary: $24,400
- Employment: 3,617,910
#18. Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,320
- Employment: 670
National
- Annual mean salary: $27,940
- Employment: 382,670
#17. Telemarketers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,030
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $29,770
- Employment: 134,800
#16. Food Preparation Workers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,970
- Employment: 1,230
National
- Annual mean salary: $25,820
- Employment: 863,740
#14 (tie). Couriers and Messengers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,600
- Employment: 300
National
- Annual mean salary: $31,640
- Employment: 74,720
#14 (tie). Etchers and Engravers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,600
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $33,770
- Employment: 10,310
#13. Amusement and Recreation Attendants
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,180
- Employment: 430
National
- Annual mean salary: $24,330
- Employment: 338,110
#12. Waiters and Waitresses
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,060
- Employment: 6,030
National
- Annual mean salary: $26,800
- Employment: 2,579,020
#11. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $19,960
- Employment: 2,130
National
- Annual mean salary: $26,810
- Employment: 926,960
#10. Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $19,720
- Employment: 150
National
- Annual mean salary: $32,320
- Employment: 30,030
#9. Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $19,440
- Employment: 950
National
- Annual mean salary: $24,010
- Employment: 423,380
#8. Fast Food and Counter Workers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $19,400
- Employment: 12,990
National
- Annual mean salary: $23,250
- Employment: 3,996,820
#7. Childcare Workers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $19,330
- Employment: 1,120
National
- Annual mean salary: $25,510
- Employment: 561,520
#6. Sewing Machine Operators
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $18,870
- Employment: 1,520
National
- Annual mean salary: $28,000
- Employment: 133,410
#5. Cooks, Short Order
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $18,770
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $26,240
- Employment: 152,670
#4. Dishwashers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $18,710
- Employment: 840
National
- Annual mean salary: $24,410
- Employment: 514,330
#3. Crossing Guards and Flaggers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $18,540
- Employment: 430
National
- Annual mean salary: $32,920
- Employment: 84,920
#2. Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $17,950
- Employment: 980
National
- Annual mean salary: $25,020
- Employment: 477,270
#1. Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
El Paso, TX
- Annual mean salary: $17,060
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $32,150
- Employment: 50,730
