Lowest-paying jobs in Montgomery

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March 21, 2021
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Lowest-paying jobs in Montgomery

Stacker collected information on the lowest-paying jobs in Montgomery, AL, 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 Montgomery, the annual mean wage is $43,510 or 18.7% lower than national mean of $53,490, while the lowest-paying occupation makes only $17,360. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

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#100. Public Safety Telecommunicators

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $33,500
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,310
- Employment: 95,320
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#99. Customer Service Representatives

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $33,280
- Employment: 2,930

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,320
- Employment: 2,919,230
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#98. Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $33,170
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,240
- Employment: 71,850
4 / 100
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#97. Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $33,090
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,760
- Employment: 29,750
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#96. Court, Municipal, and License Clerks

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $32,800
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,030
- Employment: 154,020
6 / 100
Canva

#95. Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $32,790
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,620
- Employment: 99,400
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#94. Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $32,610
- Employment: 360

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

#93. Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $32,590
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,640
- Employment: 232,760
9 / 100
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#92. Surgical Technologists

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $32,390
- Employment: 300

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,110
- Employment: 109,000
10 / 100
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#91. Broadcast Technicians

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $32,380
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,800
- Employment: 28,650
11 / 100
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#90. Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $32,330
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,770
- Employment: 76,940
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#89. Phlebotomists

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $32,260
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,480
- Employment: 128,290
13 / 100
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#88. Light Truck Drivers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $31,920
- Employment: 1,500

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,520
- Employment: 923,050
14 / 100
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#87. Dental Assistants

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $31,690
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,170
- Employment: 351,470
15 / 100
Canva

#86. Glaziers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $31,630
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,810
- Employment: 52,400
16 / 100
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#85. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $31,580
- Employment: 620

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,930
- Employment: 629,270
17 / 100
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#84. Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $31,470
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,580
- Employment: 29,230
18 / 100
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#83. Pharmacy Technicians

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $31,300
- Employment: 430

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

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

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $30,850
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,570
- Employment: 99,460
20 / 100
Canva

#81. Medical Equipment Preparers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $30,720
- Employment: 90

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

#80. Machine Feeders and Offbearers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $30,640
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,010
- Employment: 63,280
22 / 100
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#79. Data Entry Keyers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $30,600
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,820
- Employment: 159,930
23 / 100
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#78. Tellers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $30,350
- Employment: 710

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,660
- Employment: 442,120
24 / 100
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#77. Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $30,140
- Employment: 330

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,590
- Employment: 390,540
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#76. Word Processors and Typists

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $29,980
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,880
- Employment: 47,460
26 / 100
Canva

#75. Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $29,860
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,880
- Employment: 36,630
27 / 100
Canva

#74. Butchers and Meat Cutters

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $29,720
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,010
- Employment: 136,770
28 / 100
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#73. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $29,480
- Employment: 1,150

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,000
- Employment: 576,950
29 / 100
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#72. Opticians, Dispensing

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $29,410
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $40,730
- Employment: 72,330
30 / 100
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#71. Packers and Packagers, Hand

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $29,360
- Employment: 780

National
- Annual mean salary: $27,680
- Employment: 633,640
31 / 100
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#70. Highway Maintenance Workers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $29,280
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,410
- Employment: 150,860
32 / 100
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#69. Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $29,170
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,180
- Employment: 78,850
33 / 100
Canva

#68. Psychiatric Aides

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $29,160
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,590
- Employment: 55,020
34 / 100
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#67. Sewing Machine Operators

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $29,020
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,000
- Employment: 133,410
35 / 100
Pixabay

#66. Construction Laborers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $28,940
- Employment: 490

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,730
- Employment: 1,020,350
36 / 100
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#64 (tie). Order Clerks

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $28,890
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,600
- Employment: 137,180
37 / 100
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#64 (tie). Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $28,890
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,620
- Employment: 83,580
38 / 100
Canva

#63. Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $28,820
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,400
- Employment: 121,330
39 / 100
Canva

#62. Bakers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $28,760
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,630
- Employment: 184,990
40 / 100
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#61. Printing Press Operators

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $28,250
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,100
- Employment: 173,430
41 / 100
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#60. Medical Assistants

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $28,170
- Employment: 640

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,720
- Employment: 712,430
42 / 100
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#59. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $28,060
- Employment: 1,580

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,960
- Employment: 1,011,100
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#58. Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $28,000
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,750
- Employment: 58,400
44 / 100
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#57. Social and Human Service Assistants

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $27,990
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,050
- Employment: 404,450
45 / 100
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#56. Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $27,840
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,650
- Employment: 431,350
46 / 100
Canva

#55. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $27,500
- Employment: 940

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,360
- Employment: 912,660
47 / 100
Canva

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

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $27,330
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,650
- Employment: 60,920
48 / 100
Canva

#53. Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $27,290
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,060
- Employment: 29,170
49 / 100
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#52. Stockers and Order Fillers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $26,660
- Employment: 1,660

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,660
- Employment: 2,135,850
50 / 100
Pixabay

#51. Helpers--Electricians

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $26,250
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,300
- Employment: 79,260
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#50. Athletic Trainers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $26,140
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,540
- Employment: 28,600
52 / 100
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#49. Receptionists and Information Clerks

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $25,930
- Employment: 1,080

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,250
- Employment: 1,057,370
53 / 100
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#48. Retail Salespersons

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $25,890
- Employment: 5,050

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,360
- Employment: 4,317,950
54 / 100
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#47. Funeral Attendants

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $25,840
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,830
- Employment: 34,370
55 / 100
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#46. Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $25,760
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,940
- Employment: 140,850
56 / 100
Canva

#45. Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $25,740
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,860
- Employment: 117,670
57 / 100
Canva

#44. Tire Repairers and Changers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $25,660
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,350
- Employment: 110,880
58 / 100
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#43. Office Clerks, General

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $25,650
- Employment: 2,920

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,360
- Employment: 2,956,060
59 / 100
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#42. Nursing Assistants

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $25,530
- Employment: 1,630

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,720
- Employment: 1,419,920
60 / 100
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#41. Parking Attendants

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $25,430
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,450
- Employment: 147,390
61 / 100
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#40. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $25,360
- Employment: 500

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,530
- Employment: 385,960
62 / 100
Canva

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

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $25,350
- Employment: 390

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,810
- Employment: 153,990
63 / 100
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#38. Cooks, Restaurant

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $25,260
- Employment: 1,130

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,700
- Employment: 1,401,890
64 / 100
Unsplash

#37. Floral Designers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $25,100
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,760
- Employment: 41,770
65 / 100
Unsplash

#36. Amusement and Recreation Attendants

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $24,970
- Employment: 350

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,330
- Employment: 338,110
66 / 100
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#35. Security Guards

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $24,910
- Employment: 1,750

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,030
- Employment: 1,126,370
67 / 100
Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos // Flickr

#34. Counter and Rental Clerks

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $24,700
- Employment: 590

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,600
- Employment: 411,560
68 / 100
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#33. Bartenders

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $24,600
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,000
- Employment: 646,850
69 / 100
PxHere

#32. Library Assistants, Clerical

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $24,550
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,820
- Employment: 85,910
70 / 100
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#31. Recreation Workers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $24,460
- Employment: 540

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,330
- Employment: 358,750
71 / 100
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#30. Residential Advisors

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $24,270
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,610
- Employment: 107,930
72 / 100
Pixabay

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

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $24,010
- Employment: 5,750

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,130
- Employment: 2,953,170
73 / 100
Canva

#28. Helpers--Production Workers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $24,000
- Employment: 650

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,540
- Employment: 303,030
74 / 100
Unsplash

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

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $23,850
- Employment: 2,420

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,010
- Employment: 2,145,450
75 / 100
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#26. Telemarketers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $23,680
- Employment: 580

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,770
- Employment: 134,800
76 / 100
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#25. Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $23,130
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,030
- Employment: 68,050
77 / 100
Canva

#24. Orderlies

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $23,030
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,710
- Employment: 46,990
78 / 100
Krakenimages.com // Shutterstock

#23. Childcare Workers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $22,920
- Employment: 550

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,510
- Employment: 561,520
79 / 100
Nejron Photo // Shutterstock

#22. Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $22,570
- Employment: 500

National
- Annual mean salary: $27,940
- Employment: 382,670
80 / 100
Pressmaster // Shutterstock

#21. Animal Caretakers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $22,060
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $27,060
- Employment: 212,450
81 / 100
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#20. Cashiers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $21,570
- Employment: 4,700

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,400
- Employment: 3,617,910
82 / 100
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#19. Cooks, Short Order

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $21,160
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,240
- Employment: 152,670
83 / 100
Canva

#18. Food Preparation Workers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $20,980
- Employment: 1,100

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,820
- Employment: 863,740
84 / 100
Canva

#17. Physical Therapist Aides

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $20,730
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,180
- Employment: 49,270
85 / 100
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#16. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $20,710
- Employment: 920

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,810
- Employment: 926,960
86 / 100
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#15. Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $20,690
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,080
- Employment: 277,580
87 / 100
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#14. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $20,680
- Employment: 510

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,640
- Employment: 1,346,910
88 / 100
Dmitry Kalinovsky // Shutterstock

#13. Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $20,350
- Employment: 330

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,420
- Employment: 209,330
89 / 100
Canva

#12. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $20,120
- Employment: 690

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,030
- Employment: 402,480
90 / 100
Canva

#11. Crossing Guards and Flaggers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $20,040
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,920
- Employment: 84,920
91 / 100
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#10. Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $19,960
- Employment: 530

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,210
- Employment: 700,030
92 / 100
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#9. Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $19,940
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,020
- Employment: 477,270
93 / 100
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#8. Dishwashers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $19,820
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,410
- Employment: 514,330
94 / 100
Gabriel Georgescu // Shutterstock

#7. Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $19,580
- Employment: 560

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,950
- Employment: 267,940
95 / 100
Dragon Images // Shutterstock

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

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $19,460
- Employment: 340

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,010
- Employment: 423,380
96 / 100
Daniel Lee // Flickr

#5. Cooks, Fast Food

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $19,270
- Employment: 860

National
- Annual mean salary: $23,530
- Employment: 527,220
97 / 100
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#4. Waiters and Waitresses

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $18,630
- Employment: 2,660

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,800
- Employment: 2,579,020
98 / 100
Pxhere

#3. Fast Food and Counter Workers

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $18,560
- Employment: 4,680

National
- Annual mean salary: $23,250
- Employment: 3,996,820
99 / 100
Pixabay

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

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $18,550
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,380
- Employment: 143,940
100 / 100
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#1. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

Montgomery, AL
- Annual mean salary: $17,360
- Employment: 290

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

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