Lowest-paying jobs in Wausau

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March 21, 2021
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Lowest-paying jobs in Wausau

Stacker collected information on the lowest-paying jobs in Wausau, WI, 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 Wausau, the annual mean wage is $47,580 or 11.0% lower than national mean of $53,490, while the lowest-paying occupation makes only $19,160. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

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#100. Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $40,330
- Employment: 320

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,260
- Employment: 146,350
2 / 100
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#99. Chefs and Head Cooks

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $40,270
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,310
- Employment: 128,190
3 / 100
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#98. Light Truck Drivers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $40,190
- Employment: 620

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,520
- Employment: 923,050
4 / 100
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#97. Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $39,870
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,900
- Employment: 168,140
5 / 100
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#96. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $39,640
- Employment: 1,010

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,960
- Employment: 1,512,660
6 / 100
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#95. Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $39,360
- Employment: 560

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,310
- Employment: 195,040
7 / 100
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#94. Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $39,340
- Employment: 980

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,590
- Employment: 390,540
8 / 100
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#93. Credit Counselors

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $39,280
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,230
- Employment: 32,110
9 / 100
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#92. Printing Press Operators

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $39,240
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,100
- Employment: 173,430
10 / 100
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#91. Dental Assistants

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $39,210
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,170
- Employment: 351,470
11 / 100
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#90. Loan Interviewers and Clerks

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $38,540
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,960
- Employment: 208,530
12 / 100
Canva

#89. Butchers and Meat Cutters

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $38,490
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,010
- Employment: 136,770
13 / 100
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#88. Opticians, Dispensing

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $38,300
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $40,730
- Employment: 72,330
14 / 100
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#87. Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $38,170
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,840
- Employment: 89,300
15 / 100
Pixabay

#86. Photographers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $38,090
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,440
- Employment: 50,620
16 / 100
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#85. Child, Family, and School Social Workers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $38,070
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,030
- Employment: 327,710
17 / 100
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#84. Medical Assistants

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $37,970
- Employment: 380

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,720
- Employment: 712,430
18 / 100
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#83. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $37,910
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,930
- Employment: 629,270
19 / 100
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#82. Rehabilitation Counselors

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $37,810
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $40,160
- Employment: 109,040
20 / 100
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#81. Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $37,800
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,620
- Employment: 117,340
21 / 100
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#80. First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service and Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $37,710
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,400
- Employment: 217,680
22 / 100
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#79. Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $37,660
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,350
- Employment: 18,970
23 / 100
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#78. Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $37,540
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,860
- Employment: 76,810
24 / 100
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#77. Bill and Account Collectors

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $36,810
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,300
- Employment: 235,870
25 / 100
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#76. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $36,670
- Employment: 500

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,180
- Employment: 2,038,340
26 / 100
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#75. Firefighters

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $36,620
- Employment: 380

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,650
- Employment: 324,620
27 / 100
Canva

#74. Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $36,540
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,760
- Employment: 58,600
28 / 100
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#73. Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $36,250
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,930
- Employment: 285,190
29 / 100
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#72. Customer Service Representatives

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $36,150
- Employment: 1,240

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,320
- Employment: 2,919,230
30 / 100
Canva

#71. Agricultural Equipment Operators

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $36,010
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,300
- Employment: 26,990
31 / 100
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#70. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $35,810
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,090
- Employment: 604,780
32 / 100
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#69. Counter and Rental Clerks

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $35,690
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,600
- Employment: 411,560
33 / 100
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#68. Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $35,630
- Employment: 390

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,180
- Employment: 78,850
34 / 100
Canva

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

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $35,600
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,000
- Employment: 44,890
35 / 100
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#66. Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $35,440
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,410
- Employment: 146,950
36 / 100
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#65. Office Clerks, General

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $35,170
- Employment: 1,360

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,360
- Employment: 2,956,060
37 / 100
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#64. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $35,030
- Employment: 370

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,960
- Employment: 1,011,100
38 / 100
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#63. Phlebotomists

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $34,990
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,480
- Employment: 128,290
39 / 100
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#62. Data Entry Keyers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $34,870
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,820
- Employment: 159,930
40 / 100
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#61. New Accounts Clerks

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $34,530
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,490
- Employment: 43,420
41 / 100
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#60. Order Clerks

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $34,470
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,600
- Employment: 137,180
42 / 100
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#59. Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $34,460
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,150
- Employment: 50,730
43 / 100
Pixabay

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

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $34,440
- Employment: 1,790

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,130
- Employment: 2,953,170
44 / 100
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#57. Labor Relations Specialists

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $34,430
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,870
- Employment: 75,580
45 / 100
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#56. Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $34,120
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $27,940
- Employment: 382,670
46 / 100
Needpix

#55. Food Batchmakers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $33,990
- Employment: 430

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,120
- Employment: 159,390
47 / 100
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#54. Self-Enrichment Teachers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $33,790
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,120
- Employment: 252,780
48 / 100
Canva

#53. Helpers--Production Workers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $33,710
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,540
- Employment: 303,030
49 / 100
Canva

#52. Medical Equipment Preparers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $33,500
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,530
- Employment: 56,900
50 / 100
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#51. Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $33,490
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,150
- Employment: 45,960
51 / 100
Canva

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

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $33,470
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,810
- Employment: 153,990
52 / 100
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#49. Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $33,450
- Employment: 370

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,210
- Employment: 700,030
53 / 100
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#48. Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $33,430
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,670
- Employment: 110,650
54 / 100
Canva

#47. Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $33,050
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,620
- Employment: 99,400
55 / 100
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#46. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $32,860
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,460
- Employment: 587,120
56 / 100
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#45. Pharmacy Technicians

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $32,090
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,250
- Employment: 417,780
57 / 100
Canva

#44. Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $31,500
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,530
- Employment: 24,110
58 / 100
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#43. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $31,370
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,110
- Employment: 325,500
59 / 100
Canva

#42. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $31,050
- Employment: 320

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,360
- Employment: 912,660
60 / 100
Canva

#41. Tire Repairers and Changers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $30,880
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,350
- Employment: 110,880
61 / 100
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#40. Nursing Assistants

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $30,460
- Employment: 740

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,720
- Employment: 1,419,920
62 / 100
Unsplash

#38 (tie). Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $29,960
- Employment: 850

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,010
- Employment: 2,145,450
63 / 100
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#38 (tie). Receptionists and Information Clerks

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $29,960
- Employment: 910

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,250
- Employment: 1,057,370
64 / 100
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#37. Security Guards

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $29,650
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,030
- Employment: 1,126,370
65 / 100
Canva

#36. Bakers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $29,120
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,630
- Employment: 184,990
66 / 100
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#35. Stockers and Order Fillers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $28,820
- Employment: 810

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,660
- Employment: 2,135,850
67 / 100
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#34. Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $28,720
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,940
- Employment: 140,850
68 / 100
viviandnguyen_ // Flickr

#33. Packers and Packagers, Hand

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $28,460
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $27,680
- Employment: 633,640
69 / 100
Syda Productions // Shutterstock

#32. Tellers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $28,420
- Employment: 320

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,660
- Employment: 442,120
70 / 100
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#31. Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $28,330
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,030
- Employment: 68,050
71 / 100
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#30. Coaches and Scouts

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $28,120
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,910
- Employment: 241,390
72 / 100
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#29. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $27,850
- Employment: 450

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,640
- Employment: 1,346,910
73 / 100
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#28. Cooks, Restaurant

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $27,150
- Employment: 470

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,700
- Employment: 1,401,890
74 / 100
Canva

#27. Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $27,130
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,860
- Employment: 117,670
75 / 100
Canva

#26. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $27,090
- Employment: 300

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,030
- Employment: 402,480
76 / 100
Canva

#25. Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $27,010
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,640
- Employment: 41,810
77 / 100
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#24. Retail Salespersons

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $26,770
- Employment: 1,830

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,360
- Employment: 4,317,950
78 / 100
giocalde // Shutterstock

#23. Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $26,160
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,130
- Employment: 45,600
79 / 100
Jason Person // Shutterstock

#22. Cooks, Short Order

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $25,840
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,240
- Employment: 152,670
80 / 100
Daniel Lee // Flickr

#21. Cooks, Fast Food

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $25,690
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $23,530
- Employment: 527,220
81 / 100
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#20. Waiters and Waitresses

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $25,500
- Employment: 570

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,800
- Employment: 2,579,020
82 / 100
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#19. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $25,270
- Employment: 330

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,530
- Employment: 385,960
83 / 100
CHRISTOF STACHE // Getty Images

#18. Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $24,830
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,650
- Employment: 431,350
84 / 100
Rawpixel.com // Shutterstock

#17. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $24,810
- Employment: 520

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,810
- Employment: 926,960
85 / 100
Krakenimages.com // Shutterstock

#16. Childcare Workers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $24,360
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,510
- Employment: 561,520
86 / 100
ProfDEH // Wikimedia Commons

#15. Couriers and Messengers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $24,260
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,640
- Employment: 74,720
87 / 100
Canva

#14. Food Preparation Workers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $24,040
- Employment: 530

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,820
- Employment: 863,740
88 / 100
Crew // Wikimedia Commons

#13. Bartenders

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $23,660
- Employment: 490

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,000
- Employment: 646,850
89 / 100
Oksana Shufrych // Shutterstock

#12. Recreation Workers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $23,590
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,330
- Employment: 358,750
90 / 100
Gabriel Georgescu // Shutterstock

#11. Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $23,140
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,950
- Employment: 267,940
91 / 100
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#10. Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $23,120
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,420
- Employment: 209,330
92 / 100
Pressmaster // Shutterstock

#9. Animal Caretakers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $22,860
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $27,060
- Employment: 212,450
93 / 100
VGstockstudio // Shutterstock

#8. Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $22,830
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,080
- Employment: 277,580
94 / 100
Dragon Images // Shutterstock

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

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $22,070
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,010
- Employment: 423,380
95 / 100
Pixabay

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

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $21,970
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,380
- Employment: 143,940
96 / 100
Ryan Everton // Unsplash

#5. Dishwashers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $21,960
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,410
- Employment: 514,330
97 / 100
aboutsung // Shutterstock

#4. Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $21,530
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,020
- Employment: 477,270
98 / 100
Dean Drobot // Shutterstock

#3. Cashiers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $20,990
- Employment: 1,730

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,400
- Employment: 3,617,910
99 / 100
Pxhere

#2. Fast Food and Counter Workers

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $20,970
- Employment: 1,200

National
- Annual mean salary: $23,250
- Employment: 3,996,820
100 / 100
Unsplash

#1. Amusement and Recreation Attendants

Wausau, WI
- Annual mean salary: $19,160
- Employment: 180

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

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