Lowest-paying jobs in Greensboro

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March 21, 2021
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Lowest-paying jobs in Greensboro

Stacker collected information on the lowest-paying jobs in Greensboro-High Point, NC, 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 Greensboro, the annual mean wage is $45,740 or 14.5% lower than national mean of $53,490, while the lowest-paying occupation makes only $18,410. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

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#100. Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $32,970
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,600
- Employment: 12,430

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#99. Food Batchmakers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $32,590
- Employment: 80

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

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#98. Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $32,520
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,340
- Employment: 9,670

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#97. Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $32,340
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,130
- Employment: 45,600

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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $32,200
- Employment: 400

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

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#95. Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $32,140
- Employment: 370

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,390
- Employment: 188,570

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#94. Furniture Finishers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $31,840
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,350
- Employment: 16,220

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#93. Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $31,760
- Employment: 410

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

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#92. Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $31,720
- Employment: 200

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

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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $31,680
- Employment: 220

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

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#89 (tie). Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $31,620
- Employment: 1,250

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

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#89 (tie). Medical Equipment Preparers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $31,620
- Employment: 140

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

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#88. File Clerks

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $31,430
- Employment: 100

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

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#87. Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $31,350
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,010
- Employment: 13,890

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#86. Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $31,320
- Employment: 300

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,810
- Employment: 8,690

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#85. Construction Laborers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $31,090
- Employment: 1,800

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

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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $30,960
- Employment: 800

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

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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $30,800
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,640
- Employment: 41,810

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#82. Pharmacy Technicians

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $30,740
- Employment: 1,010

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

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#80 (tie). Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $30,620
- Employment: 110

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

21 / 100
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#80 (tie). Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $30,620
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,770
- Employment: 76,940

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#79. Butchers and Meat Cutters

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $30,600
- Employment: 200

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

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#78. Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $30,170
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,350
- Employment: 18,970

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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $30,160
- Employment: 1,270

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

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#76. Tire Repairers and Changers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $30,150
- Employment: 210

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

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#75. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $30,120
- Employment: 2,270

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

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#74. Receptionists and Information Clerks

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $29,950
- Employment: 2,960

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

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#73. Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $29,940
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,920
- Employment: 32,470

29 / 100
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#72. Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $29,790
- Employment: 200

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

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#71. Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $29,710
- Employment: 150

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

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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $29,640
- Employment: 600

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

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#69. Bakers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $29,580
- Employment: 180

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

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#68. Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $29,570
- Employment: 940

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,740
- Employment: 31,190

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#66 (tie). Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $29,490
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,150
- Employment: 45,960

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#66 (tie). Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $29,490
- Employment: 130

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

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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $29,450
- Employment: 1,730

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

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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $29,360
- Employment: data not available

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

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#63. Rehabilitation Counselors

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $29,220
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $40,160
- Employment: 109,040

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#62. Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $29,100
- Employment: 300

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,660
- Employment: 13,210

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#61. Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $29,030
- Employment: 1,250

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

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#60. Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $29,010
- Employment: 920

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,300
- Employment: 21,130

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#59. Security Guards

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $29,000
- Employment: 1,940

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

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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $28,970
- Employment: 12,930

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

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#57. Helpers--Carpenters

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $28,940
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,830
- Employment: 32,920

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#56. Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $28,690
- Employment: 350

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

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#55. Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $28,670
- Employment: 160

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

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#54. Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $28,540
- Employment: 540

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

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#53. Recreation Workers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $28,500
- Employment: 540

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

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#52. Telemarketers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $28,240
- Employment: 70

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

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#51. Stockers and Order Fillers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $28,150
- Employment: 5,790

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

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#50. Helpers--Electricians

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $28,060
- Employment: 470

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

52 / 100
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#49. Retail Salespersons

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $27,880
- Employment: 11,950

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

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#48. Locksmiths and Safe Repairers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $27,810
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,460
- Employment: 17,010

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#47. Crossing Guards and Flaggers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $27,610
- Employment: 90

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

55 / 100
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#46. Funeral Attendants

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $27,470
- Employment: 230

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

56 / 100
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#45. Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $27,020
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,440
- Employment: 23,480

57 / 100
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#44. Sewing Machine Operators

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $26,920
- Employment: 1,670

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

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#43. Floral Designers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $26,880
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,760
- Employment: 41,770

59 / 100
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#42. Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $26,700
- Employment: 170

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

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#41. Couriers and Messengers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $26,680
- Employment: 260

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

61 / 100
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#40. Helpers--Production Workers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $26,550
- Employment: 1,650

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

62 / 100
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#39. Physical Therapist Aides

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $26,540
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,180
- Employment: 49,270

63 / 100
Canva

#38. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $26,520
- Employment: 280

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

64 / 100
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#37. Nursing Assistants

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $26,480
- Employment: 4,470

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

65 / 100
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#36. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $25,970
- Employment: 960

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

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Canva

#35. Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $25,280
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,600
- Employment: 14,740

67 / 100
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#34. Animal Caretakers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $25,140
- Employment: 690

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

68 / 100
Nejron Photo // Shutterstock

#33. Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $24,990
- Employment: 970

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

69 / 100
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#32. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $24,900
- Employment: 660

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

70 / 100
Unsplash

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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $24,770
- Employment: 4,850

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

71 / 100
Jorge Royan // Wikimedia Commons

#30. Cooks, Restaurant

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $24,540
- Employment: 4,010

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

72 / 100
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#29. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $24,140
- Employment: 1,900

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

73 / 100
Canva

#28. Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $24,110
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,130
- Employment: 25,590

74 / 100
Canva

#27. Machine Feeders and Offbearers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $24,080
- Employment: 240

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

75 / 100
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#26. Driver/Sales Workers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $23,580
- Employment: 2,150

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

76 / 100
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#25. Packers and Packagers, Hand

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $23,440
- Employment: 3,050

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

77 / 100
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#24. Parking Attendants

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $23,420
- Employment: 170

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

78 / 100
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#23. Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $23,260
- Employment: 280

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

79 / 100
Canva

#22. Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $23,200
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,530
- Employment: 24,110

80 / 100
Unsplash

#21. Tax Preparers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $23,000
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,550
- Employment: 66,670

81 / 100
Canva

#20. Food Preparation Workers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $22,880
- Employment: 1,120

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

82 / 100
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#19. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $22,730
- Employment: 470

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

83 / 100
VGstockstudio // Shutterstock

#18. Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $22,030
- Employment: 710

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

84 / 100
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#17. Cooks, Short Order

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $21,790
- Employment: data not available

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

85 / 100
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#16. Childcare Workers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $21,350
- Employment: 1,220

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

86 / 100
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#15. Bartenders

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $20,980
- Employment: 750

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

87 / 100
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#14. Cashiers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $20,840
- Employment: 9,480

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

88 / 100
Rawpixel.com // Shutterstock

#13. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $20,790
- Employment: 2,130

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

89 / 100
Pexels

#12. Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $20,640
- Employment: 420

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,870
- Employment: 138,160

90 / 100
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#11. Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $20,480
- Employment: 640

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

91 / 100
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#10. Dishwashers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $20,120
- Employment: 1,130

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

92 / 100
Unsplash

#9. Amusement and Recreation Attendants

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $19,870
- Employment: 1,280

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

93 / 100
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#8. Waiters and Waitresses

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $19,820
- Employment: 6,110

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

94 / 100
Pxhere

#7. Fast Food and Counter Workers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $19,680
- Employment: 10,640

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

95 / 100
Daniel Lee // Flickr

#6. Cooks, Fast Food

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $19,640
- Employment: 1,610

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

96 / 100
Dragon Images // Shutterstock

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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $19,290
- Employment: 1,200

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

97 / 100
Canva

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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $19,170
- Employment: data not available

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

98 / 100
Pixabay

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

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $19,090
- Employment: 300

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

99 / 100
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#2. Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $18,910
- Employment: 610

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

100 / 100
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#1. Baggage Porters and Bellhops

Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Annual mean salary: $18,410
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,230
- Employment: 39,790

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