Lowest-paying jobs in Springfield

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March 21, 2021
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Lowest-paying jobs in Springfield

Stacker collected information on the lowest-paying jobs in Springfield, MO, 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 Springfield, the annual mean wage is $42,660 or 20.2% lower than national mean of $53,490, while the lowest-paying occupation makes only $19,380. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

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#100. Firefighters

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $34,600
- Employment: 580

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

#99. Food Batchmakers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $34,550
- Employment: data not available

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

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

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $33,980
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,650
- Employment: 60,920
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#97. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $33,960
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,110
- Employment: 325,500
5 / 100
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#96. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $33,920
- Employment: 1,770

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,960
- Employment: 1,512,660
6 / 100
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#95. Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $33,720
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,150
- Employment: 50,730
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#94. Billing and Posting Clerks

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $33,680
- Employment: 940

National
- Annual mean salary: $40,620
- Employment: 466,450
8 / 100
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#93. Community Health Workers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $33,440
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,390
- Employment: 58,950
9 / 100
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#92. Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $33,340
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,590
- Employment: 390,540
10 / 100
Dispossessed1974 // Wikimedia Commons

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

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $33,310
- Employment: 350

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,410
- Employment: 146,950
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Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos // Flickr

#90. Counter and Rental Clerks

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $33,150
- Employment: 510

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

#89. Helpers--Electricians

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $33,050
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,300
- Employment: 79,260
13 / 100
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#88. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $32,970
- Employment: 1,000

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

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

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $32,740
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,570
- Employment: 99,460
15 / 100
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#86. Child, Family, and School Social Workers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $32,660
- Employment: 700

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,030
- Employment: 327,710
16 / 100
Canva

#84 (tie). Medical Equipment Preparers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $32,550
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,530
- Employment: 56,900
17 / 100
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#84 (tie). Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $32,550
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,460
- Employment: 587,120
18 / 100
Canva

#83. Tire Repairers and Changers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $32,480
- Employment: 340

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,350
- Employment: 110,880
19 / 100
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#82. Social Science Research Assistants

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $32,200
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,340
- Employment: 35,580
20 / 100
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#81. Court, Municipal, and License Clerks

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $32,090
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,030
- Employment: 154,020
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#80. Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $32,010
- Employment: 1,310

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,210
- Employment: 700,030
22 / 100
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#79. Driver/Sales Workers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $31,990
- Employment: 1,390

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,230
- Employment: 444,660
23 / 100
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#78. Customer Service Representatives

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $31,710
- Employment: 5,580

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,320
- Employment: 2,919,230
24 / 100
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#77. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $31,660
- Employment: 4,260

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,180
- Employment: 2,038,340
25 / 100
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#76. Security Guards

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $31,510
- Employment: 840

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,030
- Employment: 1,126,370
26 / 100
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#75. Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $31,430
- Employment: 440

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,390
- Employment: 188,570
27 / 100
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#74. Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $31,400
- Employment: 310

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,670
- Employment: 172,520
28 / 100
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#73. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $31,340
- Employment: 1,210

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,030
- Employment: 704,910
29 / 100
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#72. Office Clerks, General

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $31,290
- Employment: 4,290

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,360
- Employment: 2,956,060
30 / 100
Canva

#71. Machine Feeders and Offbearers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $31,240
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $33,010
- Employment: 63,280
31 / 100
Rawpixel.com // Shutterstock

#70. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $31,230
- Employment: 1,120

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,950
- Employment: 283,540
32 / 100
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#69. Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $31,210
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,580
- Employment: 29,230
33 / 100
Canva

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

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $31,140
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,880
- Employment: 36,630
34 / 100
Giulio_Fornasar // Shutterstock

#67. Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $30,880
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,620
- Employment: 83,580
35 / 100
Canva

#66. Pest Control Workers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $30,660
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,910
- Employment: 79,450
36 / 100
Canva

#65. Butchers and Meat Cutters

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $30,640
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,010
- Employment: 136,770
37 / 100
Canva

#64. Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $30,530
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,620
- Employment: 99,400
38 / 100
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#63. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $30,430
- Employment: 1,350

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

#62. Library Technicians

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $29,950
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,950
- Employment: 88,720
40 / 100
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#61. Order Clerks

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $29,880
- Employment: 230

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

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

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $29,750
- Employment: 3,670

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,130
- Employment: 2,953,170
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#59. Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $29,580
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,670
- Employment: 110,650
43 / 100
GagliardiPhotography // Shutterstock

#58. Nursing Assistants

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $29,530
- Employment: 3,910

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,720
- Employment: 1,419,920
44 / 100
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#57. New Accounts Clerks

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $29,460
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,490
- Employment: 43,420
45 / 100
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#56. Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $29,330
- Employment: 260

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

#55. Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $29,270
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,230
- Employment: 16,410
47 / 100
Canva

#54. Pharmacy Aides

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $29,130
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,490
- Employment: 37,280
48 / 100
Pixabay

#53. Photographers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $28,940
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,440
- Employment: 50,620
49 / 100
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#52. Phlebotomists

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $28,860
- Employment: 400

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

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

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $28,630
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $27,780
- Employment: 295,520
51 / 100
Canva

#50. Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $28,380
- Employment: 350

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,860
- Employment: 117,670
52 / 100
Canva

#49. Bakers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $28,280
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,630
- Employment: 184,990
53 / 100
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#48. Stockers and Order Fillers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $28,240
- Employment: 3,950

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,660
- Employment: 2,135,850
54 / 100
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#46 (tie). Retail Salespersons

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $28,150
- Employment: 6,660

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,360
- Employment: 4,317,950
55 / 100
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#46 (tie). Couriers and Messengers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $28,150
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,640
- Employment: 74,720
56 / 100
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#45. Medical Assistants

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $28,080
- Employment: 820

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,720
- Employment: 712,430
57 / 100
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#44. Data Entry Keyers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $27,900
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,820
- Employment: 159,930
58 / 100
viviandnguyen_ // Flickr

#43. Packers and Packagers, Hand

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $27,890
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $27,680
- Employment: 633,640
59 / 100
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#42. Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $27,820
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,180
- Employment: 78,850
60 / 100
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#41. Tellers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $27,770
- Employment: 780

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,660
- Employment: 442,120
61 / 100
Canva

#40. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $27,510
- Employment: 1,210

National
- Annual mean salary: $32,360
- Employment: 912,660
62 / 100
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#39. Bartenders

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $27,460
- Employment: 510

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,000
- Employment: 646,850
63 / 100
UfaBizPhoto // Shutterstock

#38. Sewing Machine Operators

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $27,360
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,000
- Employment: 133,410
64 / 100
Stokkete // Shutterstock

#37. File Clerks

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $27,310
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $34,610
- Employment: 102,300
65 / 100
Jorge Royan // Wikimedia Commons

#36. Cooks, Restaurant

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $27,080
- Employment: 2,210

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,700
- Employment: 1,401,890
66 / 100
Unsplash

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

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $26,690
- Employment: 3,120

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,010
- Employment: 2,145,450
67 / 100
Nejron Photo // Shutterstock

#34. Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $26,640
- Employment: 810

National
- Annual mean salary: $27,940
- Employment: 382,670
68 / 100
Goldsithney // Shutterstock

#33. Psychiatric Technicians

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $26,480
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,550
- Employment: 78,470
69 / 100
Jorge Royan // Wikimedia Commons

#32. Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $26,400
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $30,580
- Employment: 8,760
70 / 100
Dragon Images // Shutterstock

#31. Social and Human Service Assistants

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $26,180
- Employment: 360

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,050
- Employment: 404,450
71 / 100
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#30. Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $26,140
- Employment: 450

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,950
- Employment: 267,940
72 / 100
Atstock Productions // Shutterstock

#29. Telemarketers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $26,080
- Employment: 560

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,770
- Employment: 134,800
73 / 100
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#28. Animal Trainers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $25,540
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,240
- Employment: 16,530
74 / 100
Unsplash

#27. Floral Designers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $25,490
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,760
- Employment: 41,770
75 / 100
Paul.J.West // Shutterstock

#26. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $25,330
- Employment: 1,670

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,640
- Employment: 1,346,910
76 / 100
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#25. Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $25,300
- Employment: 140

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

#24. Receptionists and Information Clerks

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $25,270
- Employment: 1,030

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,250
- Employment: 1,057,370
78 / 100
PxHere

#23. Library Assistants, Clerical

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $25,200
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,820
- Employment: 85,910
79 / 100
Vasin Lee // Shutterstock

#22. Residential Advisors

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $25,020
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,610
- Employment: 107,930
80 / 100
Canva

#21. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $25,010
- Employment: 1,030

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,030
- Employment: 402,480
81 / 100
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#20. Parking Attendants

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $24,990
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,450
- Employment: 147,390
82 / 100
Oksana Shufrych // Shutterstock

#19. Recreation Workers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $24,420
- Employment: 720

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,330
- Employment: 358,750
83 / 100
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#18. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $24,390
- Employment: 540

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,530
- Employment: 385,960
84 / 100
Canva

#17. Food Preparation Workers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $24,070
- Employment: 1,080

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,820
- Employment: 863,740
85 / 100
Pexels

#16. Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $23,340
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,870
- Employment: 138,160
86 / 100
Pressmaster // Shutterstock

#15. Animal Caretakers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $23,250
- Employment: 430

National
- Annual mean salary: $27,060
- Employment: 212,450
87 / 100
Travis Grathwell // Flickr

#14. Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $23,170
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $28,230
- Employment: 15,990
88 / 100
Rawpixel.com // Shutterstock

#13. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $23,080
- Employment: 1,410

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,810
- Employment: 926,960
89 / 100
Daniel Lee // Flickr

#12. Cooks, Fast Food

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $22,380
- Employment: 940

National
- Annual mean salary: $23,530
- Employment: 527,220
90 / 100
aboutsung // Shutterstock

#11. Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $22,290
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,020
- Employment: 477,270
91 / 100
Dmitry Kalinovsky // Shutterstock

#10. Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $22,270
- Employment: 520

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

#9. Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $22,260
- Employment: 380

National
- Annual mean salary: $26,080
- Employment: 277,580
93 / 100
Dean Drobot // Shutterstock

#8. Cashiers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $22,210
- Employment: 5,080

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,400
- Employment: 3,617,910
94 / 100
Dragon Images // Shutterstock

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

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $21,220
- Employment: 650

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

#6. Dishwashers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $21,120
- Employment: 450

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,410
- Employment: 514,330
96 / 100
Pxhere

#5. Fast Food and Counter Workers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $21,070
- Employment: 7,240

National
- Annual mean salary: $23,250
- Employment: 3,996,820
97 / 100
Unsplash

#4. Amusement and Recreation Attendants

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $20,920
- Employment: 370

National
- Annual mean salary: $24,330
- Employment: 338,110
98 / 100
Krakenimages.com // Shutterstock

#3. Childcare Workers

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $20,640
- Employment: 1,120

National
- Annual mean salary: $25,510
- Employment: 561,520
99 / 100
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#2. Waiters and Waitresses

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $20,480
- Employment: 3,430

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

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

Springfield, MO
- Annual mean salary: $19,380
- Employment: 380

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

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