Lowest-paying jobs in Macon

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March 21, 2021
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Lowest paying jobs in Macon

Stacker collected information on the lowest-paying jobs in Macon, GA, 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 Macon, the annual mean wage is $42,570 or 20.4% lower than national mean of $53,490, while the lowest-paying occupation makes only $18,100. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

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

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $35,990
- Employment: 70

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

2 / 100
Canva

#99. Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $35,940
- Employment: data not available

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

3 / 100
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#98. Fundraisers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $35,210
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,830
- Employment: 81,660

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Canva

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

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $35,170
- Employment: 150

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

5 / 100
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#96. Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $34,950
- Employment: 530

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,890
- Employment: 655,330

6 / 100
Pixabay

#95. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $34,820
- Employment: 1,230

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

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#94. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $34,770
- Employment: 650

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

8 / 100
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#93. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $34,550
- Employment: 720

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

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#92. Correctional Officers and Jailers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $34,400
- Employment: 740

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,130
- Employment: 423,050

10 / 100
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#91. Dental Assistants

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $34,210
- Employment: 210

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

11 / 100
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#90. Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $34,140
- Employment: 80

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

12 / 100
Canva

#89. Pipelayers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $34,080
- Employment: 40

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

13 / 100
Syda Productions // Shutterstock

#88. Medical Transcriptionists

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $34,030
- Employment: 30

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

14 / 100
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#87. Procurement Clerks

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $33,880
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,980
- Employment: 66,030

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#86. Court, Municipal, and License Clerks

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $33,800
- Employment: 180

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

16 / 100
Canva

#85. Pest Control Workers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $33,460
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,910
- Employment: 79,450

17 / 100
Canva

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

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $33,440
- Employment: 160

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

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

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $33,400
- Employment: 30

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

19 / 100
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#82. Broadcast Technicians

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $33,360
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,800
- Employment: 28,650

20 / 100
Needpix

#81. Food Batchmakers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $33,300
- Employment: 30

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

21 / 100
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#80. Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $33,260
- Employment: 60

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

22 / 100
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#79. Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $33,060
- Employment: 80

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

23 / 100
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#78. Phlebotomists

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $33,000
- Employment: 260

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

24 / 100
Canva

#77. Helpers--Production Workers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $32,920
- Employment: 210

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

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

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $32,010
- Employment: 1,620

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

26 / 100
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#75. Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $31,980
- Employment: 710

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

27 / 100
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#74. Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $31,950
- Employment: 220

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

28 / 100
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#73. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $31,800
- Employment: 360

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

29 / 100
Canva

#72. Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $31,720
- Employment: 140

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

30 / 100
Canva

#71. Tire Repairers and Changers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $31,500
- Employment: 160

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

31 / 100
Canva

#70. Butchers and Meat Cutters

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $31,480
- Employment: 70

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

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#69. Carpenters

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $31,360
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,850
- Employment: 734,170

33 / 100
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#68. Security Guards

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $31,150
- Employment: 480

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

34 / 100
Canva

#67. Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $31,060
- Employment: 120

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

35 / 100
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#66. Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $31,020
- Employment: 30

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

36 / 100
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#65. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $30,910
- Employment: 90

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

37 / 100
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#64. Public Safety Telecommunicators

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $30,840
- Employment: 130

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

38 / 100
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#63. Office Clerks, General

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $30,510
- Employment: 1,620

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

39 / 100
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#62. Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $30,350
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,150
- Employment: 50,730

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Canva

#60 (tie). Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $30,310
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,330
- Employment: 196,120

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Canva

#60 (tie). Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $30,310
- Employment: 100

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

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Pixabay

#59. Helpers--Electricians

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $30,260
- Employment: 130

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

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#58. Tellers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $30,110
- Employment: 260

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

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#57. Medical Assistants

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $30,020
- Employment: 1,050

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

45 / 100
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#56. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $29,690
- Employment: 880

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

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Pixabay

#55. Construction Laborers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $29,400
- Employment: 950

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

47 / 100
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#54. Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $29,270
- Employment: 30

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

48 / 100
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#53. Receptionists and Information Clerks

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $29,000
- Employment: 680

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

49 / 100
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#52. File Clerks

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $28,660
- Employment: 60

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

50 / 100
Pixabay

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

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $28,550
- Employment: 2,370

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

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#50. Social and Human Service Assistants

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $28,370
- Employment: 150

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

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PxHere

#49. Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $28,240
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,000
- Employment: 76,890

53 / 100
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#48. Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $27,690
- Employment: 50

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

54 / 100
Canva

#47. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $27,660
- Employment: 330

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

55 / 100
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#46. Firefighters

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $27,130
- Employment: 320

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,650
- Employment: 324,620

56 / 100
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#45. Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $26,680
- Employment: 60

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

57 / 100
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#44. Data Entry Keyers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $26,400
- Employment: 50

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

58 / 100
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#43. Pharmacy Technicians

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $26,370
- Employment: 260

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

59 / 100
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#42. Residential Advisors

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $26,210
- Employment: 50

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

60 / 100
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#41. Sewing Machine Operators

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $26,010
- Employment: 80

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

61 / 100
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#40. Recreation Workers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $25,870
- Employment: 160

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

62 / 100
Canva

#38 (tie). Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $25,710
- Employment: data not available

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

63 / 100
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#38 (tie). Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $25,710
- Employment: 150

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

64 / 100
GagliardiPhotography // Shutterstock

#37. Nursing Assistants

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $25,520
- Employment: 1,030

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

65 / 100
Unsplash

#36. Library Technicians

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $25,440
- Employment: 50

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

66 / 100
Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos // Flickr

#35. Counter and Rental Clerks

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $25,430
- Employment: 440

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

67 / 100
Paul Sableman // Flickr

#34. Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $25,290
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,830
- Employment: 179,510

68 / 100
Philip Lange // Shutterstock

#33. Highway Maintenance Workers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $25,160
- Employment: 40

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

69 / 100
Jorge Royan // Wikimedia Commons

#32. Cooks, Restaurant

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $25,000
- Employment: 770

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

70 / 100
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#31. Couriers and Messengers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $24,550
- Employment: 60

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

71 / 100
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#30. Retail Salespersons

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $24,340
- Employment: 3,510

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

72 / 100
Canva

#29. Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $24,330
- Employment: 60

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

73 / 100
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#28. Driver/Sales Workers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $24,260
- Employment: 420

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

74 / 100
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#27. Animal Caretakers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $24,040
- Employment: 100

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

75 / 100
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#26. Stockers and Order Fillers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $23,910
- Employment: 1,240

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

76 / 100
Canva

#25. Bakers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $23,830
- Employment: 50

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

77 / 100
Nejron Photo // Shutterstock

#24. Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $23,100
- Employment: 150

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

78 / 100
VGstockstudio // Shutterstock

#23. Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $23,020
- Employment: 90

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

79 / 100
Canva

#22. Food Preparation Workers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $22,820
- Employment: 750

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

80 / 100
Don LaVange // Flickr

#21. Funeral Attendants

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $22,690
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,830
- Employment: 34,370

81 / 100
Unsplash

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

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $22,680
- Employment: 1,890

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

82 / 100
Canva

#19. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $22,590
- Employment: 310

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

83 / 100
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#18. Packers and Packagers, Hand

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $21,600
- Employment: 180

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

84 / 100
Krakenimages.com // Shutterstock

#17. Childcare Workers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $21,450
- Employment: data not available

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

85 / 100
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#16. Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $21,130
- Employment: 80

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

86 / 100
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#15. Cashiers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $20,850
- Employment: 2,290

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

87 / 100
Gabriel Georgescu // Shutterstock

#14. Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $20,700
- Employment: 240

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

88 / 100
Unsplash

#13. Amusement and Recreation Attendants

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $20,620
- Employment: 110

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

89 / 100
Ryan Everton // Unsplash

#12. Dishwashers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $20,270
- Employment: 360

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

90 / 100
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#11. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $20,210
- Employment: 830

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

91 / 100
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#10. Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $20,150
- Employment: 80

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

92 / 100
Rawpixel.com // Shutterstock

#9. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $19,940
- Employment: 550

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

93 / 100
Canva

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

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $19,880
- Employment: 30

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

94 / 100
Jason Person // Shutterstock

#7. Cooks, Short Order

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $19,810
- Employment: data not available

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

95 / 100
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#6. Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $19,470
- Employment: 270

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

96 / 100
JOHANNES EISELE // Getty Images

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

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $19,140
- Employment: 650

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

97 / 100
Pxhere

#4. Fast Food and Counter Workers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $18,960
- Employment: 3,010

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

98 / 100
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#3. Waiters and Waitresses

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $18,760
- Employment: 1,920

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

99 / 100
Crew // Wikimedia Commons

#2. Bartenders

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $18,260
- Employment: 130

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

100 / 100
Dragon Images // Shutterstock

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

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $18,100
- Employment: 280

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

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