Lowest-paying jobs in Tyler

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March 21, 2021
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Lowest paying jobs in Tyler

Stacker collected information on the lowest-paying jobs in Tyler, 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 Tyler, the annual mean wage is $42,900 or 19.8% lower than national mean of $53,490, while the lowest-paying occupation makes only $19,490. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

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#100. Light Truck Drivers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,340
- Employment: 930

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

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#99. Customer Service Representatives

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,300
- Employment: 1,810

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

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Pixabay

#98. Photographers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,270
- Employment: 60

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

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#97. Security Guards

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,230
- Employment: 330

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

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#96. Office Clerks, General

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,200
- Employment: 2,650

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

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#95. Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,120
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,370
- Employment: 51,160

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Pixabay

#93 (tie). Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,070
- Employment: 2,110

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

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#93 (tie). Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,070
- Employment: 920

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

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Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos // Flickr

#92. Counter and Rental Clerks

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $34,030
- Employment: 310

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

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Pixabay

#91. Construction Laborers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,720
- Employment: 730

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

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Pixabay

#90. Roofers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,690
- Employment: data not available

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

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#89. Sheet Metal Workers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,660
- Employment: 50

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

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#88. Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,590
- Employment: 100

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

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

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,400
- Employment: data not available

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

15 / 100
G-Stock Studio // Shutterstock

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

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,330
- Employment: 1,380

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

16 / 100
Canva

#85. Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,290
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,560
- Employment: 102,850

17 / 100
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#84. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $33,050
- Employment: 310

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

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#83. Bill and Account Collectors

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,530
- Employment: 110

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

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Canva

#82. Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,340
- Employment: 60

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

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#80 (tie). Opticians, Dispensing

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,220
- Employment: 90

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

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#80 (tie). Phlebotomists

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,220
- Employment: 70

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

22 / 100
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#79. Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $31,520
- Employment: 90

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

23 / 100
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#78. Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $31,500
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,620
- Employment: 117,340

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Canva

#77. Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $31,270
- Employment: 130

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

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

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $31,200
- Employment: 50

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

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#75. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $31,000
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,000
- Employment: 576,950

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

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,980
- Employment: 40

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

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#73. Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,810
- Employment: 360

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

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Canva

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

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,780
- Employment: 60

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

30 / 100
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#71. Medical Assistants

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,620
- Employment: 890

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

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Canva

#70. Glaziers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,570
- Employment: data not available

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

32 / 100
Syda Productions // Shutterstock

#69. Tellers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,500
- Employment: 410

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

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#68. Printing Press Operators

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,310
- Employment: 80

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

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#67. Biological Technicians

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,230
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,110
- Employment: 79,530

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Pixabay

#66. Parts Salespersons

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $30,070
- Employment: 250

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

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Needpix

#65. Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,730
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,270
- Employment: 33,360

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#64. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,560
- Employment: 130

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

38 / 100
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#63. Social and Human Service Assistants

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,410
- Employment: 280

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

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#62. Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,210
- Employment: 140

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

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Canva

#61. Medical Equipment Preparers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,180
- Employment: 100

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

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#60. Telemarketers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,040
- Employment: data not available

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

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#59. Data Entry Keyers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,000
- Employment: 70

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

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#58. Bartenders

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,900
- Employment: 190

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

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#57. Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,760
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,800
- Employment: 29,150

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viviandnguyen_ // Flickr

#56. Packers and Packagers, Hand

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,740
- Employment: 410

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

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Syda Productions // Shutterstock

#55. Medical Transcriptionists

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,440
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,210
- Employment: 55,780

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Canva

#54. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,730
- Employment: 800

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

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Stokkete // Shutterstock

#53. File Clerks

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,460
- Employment: 90

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

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#52. Receptionists and Information Clerks

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,180
- Employment: 570

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

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#51. Residential Advisors

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,140
- Employment: data not available

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

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

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $27,130
- Employment: 220

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

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#49. Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,820
- Employment: 30

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

53 / 100
Jorge Royan // Wikimedia Commons

#48. Cooks, Restaurant

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,410
- Employment: 970

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

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PxHere

#47. Library Assistants, Clerical

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,390
- Employment: 50

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

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Canva

#46. Helpers--Production Workers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,350
- Employment: 190

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

56 / 100
Canva

#45. Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $26,020
- Employment: 40

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

57 / 100
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#44. Nursing Assistants

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,950
- Employment: 1,510

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

58 / 100
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#43. Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,900
- Employment: 60

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

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Needpix

#42. Food Batchmakers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,720
- Employment: 140

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

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Canva

#41. Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,680
- Employment: 50

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

61 / 100
Canva

#40. Tire Repairers and Changers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,650
- Employment: 100

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

62 / 100
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#39. Stockers and Order Fillers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,600
- Employment: 1,810

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

63 / 100
fizkes // Shutterstock

#38. Order Clerks

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,550
- Employment: 40

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

64 / 100
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#37. Retail Salespersons

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,410
- Employment: 3,560

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

65 / 100
Oksana Shufrych // Shutterstock

#36. Recreation Workers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,260
- Employment: 260

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

66 / 100
DuxX // Shutterstock

#35. Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $25,230
- Employment: 230

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

67 / 100
Canva

#34. Orderlies

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,860
- Employment: 100

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

68 / 100
Canva

#33. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,810
- Employment: 270

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

69 / 100
Canva

#32. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,590
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $27,780
- Employment: 295,520

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Unsplash

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

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,430
- Employment: 1,930

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

71 / 100
Canva

#30. Machine Feeders and Offbearers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,310
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,010
- Employment: 63,280

72 / 100
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#29. Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,190
- Employment: 110

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

73 / 100
ProfDEH // Wikimedia Commons

#28. Couriers and Messengers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $24,020
- Employment: 70

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

74 / 100
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#27. Waiters and Waitresses

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,990
- Employment: 1,710

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

75 / 100
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#26. Parking Attendants

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $23,580
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,450
- Employment: 147,390

76 / 100
Nejron Photo // Shutterstock

#25. Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,970
- Employment: 240

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

77 / 100
Paul.J.West // Shutterstock

#24. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,910
- Employment: 600

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

78 / 100
Canva

#23. Butchers and Meat Cutters

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,870
- Employment: 80

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

79 / 100
Krakenimages.com // Shutterstock

#22. Childcare Workers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,740
- Employment: 320

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

80 / 100
Canva

#20 (tie). Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,660
- Employment: data not available

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

81 / 100
Pressmaster // Shutterstock

#20 (tie). Animal Caretakers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,660
- Employment: 130

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

82 / 100
Canva

#19. Bakers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,630
- Employment: 90

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

83 / 100
Canva

#18. Psychiatric Aides

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,330
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,590
- Employment: 55,020

84 / 100
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#17. Cooks, Short Order

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,170
- Employment: data not available

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

85 / 100
UfaBizPhoto // Shutterstock

#16. Sewing Machine Operators

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,110
- Employment: data not available

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

86 / 100
Pearl PhotoPix // Shutterstock

#15. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,000
- Employment: data not available

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

87 / 100
Dmitry Kalinovsky // Shutterstock

#14. Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,920
- Employment: 150

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

88 / 100
Canva

#13. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,800
- Employment: 90

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

89 / 100
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#12. Cashiers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,660
- Employment: 2,840

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

90 / 100
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#11. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,460
- Employment: 1,240

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

91 / 100
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#10. Dishwashers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $21,000
- Employment: 160

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

92 / 100
Unsplash

#9. Amusement and Recreation Attendants

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,890
- Employment: data not available

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

93 / 100
Canva

#8. Food Preparation Workers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,760
- Employment: 550

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

94 / 100
Daniel Lee // Flickr

#7. Cooks, Fast Food

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,720
- Employment: data not available

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

95 / 100
Pxhere

#6. Fast Food and Counter Workers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,590
- Employment: 3,970

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

96 / 100
VGstockstudio // Shutterstock

#5. Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,500
- Employment: 70

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

97 / 100
Gabriel Georgescu // Shutterstock

#4. Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $20,160
- Employment: 320

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

98 / 100
Rawpixel.com // Shutterstock

#3. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $19,740
- Employment: 470

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

99 / 100
aboutsung // Shutterstock

#2. Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $19,610
- Employment: 280

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

100 / 100
Pixabay

#1. Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers

Tyler, TX
- Annual mean salary: $19,490
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,380
- Employment: 143,940

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