Lowest-paying jobs in Portsmouth

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January 13, 2021
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Lowest-paying jobs in Portsmouth

Stacker collected information on the lowest-paying jobs in Portsmouth, NH-ME, 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 Portsmouth, the annual mean wage is $59,200 or 10.7% higher than national mean of $53,490, while the lowest-paying occupation makes only $22,210. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

1 / 100
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#100. Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $45,060
- Employment: 40

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

2 / 100
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#99. Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $44,800
- Employment: 70

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

3 / 100
Pixabay

#98. Surveying and Mapping Technicians

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $44,690
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,500
- Employment: 53,030

4 / 100
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#97. Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $44,490
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,280
- Employment: 257,000

5 / 100
Canva

#96. Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $44,280
- Employment: 60

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

6 / 100
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#95. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $43,480
- Employment: 130

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

7 / 100
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#94. Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $43,450
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,420
- Employment: 112,210

8 / 100
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#93. Public Safety Telecommunicators

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $43,440
- Employment: 80

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

9 / 100
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#92. Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $42,950
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,900
- Employment: 168,140

10 / 100
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#91. Office Clerks, General

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $42,830
- Employment: 2,190

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

11 / 100
Unsplash

#90. Library Technicians

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $42,740
- Employment: 100

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

12 / 100
Andrey_Popov // Shutterstock

#89. Billing and Posting Clerks

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $42,180
- Employment: 570

National
- Annual mean salary: $40,620
- Employment: 466,450

13 / 100
Canva

#88. Medical Equipment Preparers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $42,110
- Employment: 40

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

14 / 100
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#87. Loan Interviewers and Clerks

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $41,870
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,960
- Employment: 208,530

15 / 100
Photographee.eu // Shutterstock

#86. Rehabilitation Counselors

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $41,620
- Employment: 70

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

16 / 100
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#85. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $41,600
- Employment: 650

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

17 / 100
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#84. Bill and Account Collectors

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $41,510
- Employment: 360

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,300
- Employment: 235,870

18 / 100
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#83. Manicurists and Pedicurists

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $41,360
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $27,390
- Employment: 111,780

19 / 100
Canva

#82. Machine Feeders and Offbearers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $41,010
- Employment: 50

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

20 / 100
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#81. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $40,980
- Employment: 560

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

21 / 100
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#80. Tree Trimmers and Pruners

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $40,780
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,510
- Employment: 47,210

22 / 100
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#79. Customer Service Representatives

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $40,760
- Employment: 1,570

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,320
- Employment: 2,919,230

23 / 100
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#78. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $40,640
- Employment: 1,470

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

24 / 100
Pxhere

#77. Maintenance Workers, Machinery

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $40,580
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,450
- Employment: 72,890

25 / 100
Pixabay

#76. Construction Laborers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $40,450
- Employment: 190

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

26 / 100
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#75. Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $40,080
- Employment: 190

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

27 / 100
Canva

#74. Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $39,650
- Employment: 40

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

28 / 100
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#73. Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $38,860
- Employment: 50

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

29 / 100
Canva

#72. Butchers and Meat Cutters

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $38,770
- Employment: 70

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

30 / 100
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#71. Coaches and Scouts

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $38,070
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,910
- Employment: 241,390

31 / 100
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#70. Highway Maintenance Workers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $38,020
- Employment: 170

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

32 / 100
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#69. Phlebotomists

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $37,640
- Employment: 130

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

33 / 100
Hunter Bliss Images // Shutterstock

#68. Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $37,520
- Employment: 90

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

34 / 100
Canva

#67. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $36,930
- Employment: 160

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

35 / 100
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#66. Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $36,920
- Employment: 150

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

36 / 100
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#65. Medical Assistants

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $36,790
- Employment: 430

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

37 / 100
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#64. Printing Press Operators

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $36,590
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,100
- Employment: 173,430

38 / 100
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#63. Security Guards

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $36,550
- Employment: 190

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

39 / 100
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#61 (tie). Social and Human Service Assistants

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $36,360
- Employment: 140

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

40 / 100
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#61 (tie). Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $36,360
- Employment: 420

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

41 / 100
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#60. Order Clerks

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $36,320
- Employment: 90

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

42 / 100
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#59. Nursing Assistants

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $35,860
- Employment: 970

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

43 / 100
Pixabay

#58. Parts Salespersons

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $35,790
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,220
- Employment: 256,170

44 / 100
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#57. Data Entry Keyers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $35,390
- Employment: 190

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

45 / 100
Canva

#56. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $35,290
- Employment: 760

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

46 / 100
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#55. Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $34,840
- Employment: 120

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

47 / 100
Canva

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $34,810
- Employment: 80

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

48 / 100
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#53. Light Truck Drivers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $34,670
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,520
- Employment: 923,050

49 / 100
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#52. Recreation Workers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $34,630
- Employment: 180

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

50 / 100
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#51. Cooks, Restaurant

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $34,600
- Employment: 1,250

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

51 / 100
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#49 (tie). Pharmacy Technicians

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $34,180
- Employment: 110

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

52 / 100
Needpix

#49 (tie). Food Batchmakers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $34,180
- Employment: data not available

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

53 / 100
Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos // Flickr

#48. Counter and Rental Clerks

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $33,980
- Employment: 290

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

54 / 100
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#47. Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $33,700
- Employment: 190

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

55 / 100
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#46. Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $33,610
- Employment: 840

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

56 / 100
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#45. Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $33,470
- Employment: 40

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

57 / 100
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#44. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $33,440
- Employment: 850

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

58 / 100
Canva

#43. Helpers--Production Workers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $33,100
- Employment: 260

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

59 / 100
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#42. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $33,000
- Employment: 340

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

60 / 100
Unsplash

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $32,930
- Employment: 1,070

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

61 / 100
Canva

#40. Physical Therapist Aides

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $32,870
- Employment: 40

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

62 / 100
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#39. Receptionists and Information Clerks

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $32,850
- Employment: 600

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

63 / 100
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#38. Bartenders

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $32,590
- Employment: 800

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

64 / 100
Canva

#37. Skincare Specialists

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $32,580
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,970
- Employment: 56,660

65 / 100
Syda Productions // Shutterstock

#36. Tellers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $31,580
- Employment: 210

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

66 / 100
Pixabay

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $31,560
- Employment: 610

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

67 / 100
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#34. Couriers and Messengers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $31,480
- Employment: 30

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

68 / 100
UfaBizPhoto // Shutterstock

#33. Sewing Machine Operators

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $31,460
- Employment: 40

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

69 / 100
Unsplash

#32. Floral Designers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $31,370
- Employment: data not available

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

70 / 100
Canva

#31. Bakers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $30,890
- Employment: 50

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

71 / 100
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#30. Animal Caretakers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $30,420
- Employment: 190

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

72 / 100
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#29. Retail Salespersons

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $30,160
- Employment: 3,430

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

73 / 100
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#28. Cooks, Short Order

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $30,060
- Employment: 460

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

74 / 100
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#27. Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $29,850
- Employment: 650

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

75 / 100
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#26. Stockers and Order Fillers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $29,840
- Employment: 1,440

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

76 / 100
CHRISTOF STACHE // Getty Images

#25. Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $29,590
- Employment: 380

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

77 / 100
viviandnguyen_ // Flickr

#24. Packers and Packagers, Hand

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $29,300
- Employment: 800

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

78 / 100
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#23. Telemarketers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $29,150
- Employment: 120

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

79 / 100
Gabriel Georgescu // Shutterstock

#22. Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $28,390
- Employment: 330

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

80 / 100
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#21. Waiters and Waitresses

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $28,290
- Employment: 2,020

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

81 / 100
Canva

#19. Food Preparation Workers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $28,050
- Employment: 520

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

82 / 100
Canva

#19. Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $28,050
- Employment: 50

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

83 / 100
Rawpixel.com // Shutterstock

#19. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $28,050
- Employment: 630

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

84 / 100
PxHere

#17. Library Assistants, Clerical

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $27,900
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $29,820
- Employment: 85,910

85 / 100
VGstockstudio // Shutterstock

#16. Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $27,170
- Employment: 90

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

86 / 100
Canva

#15. Tire Repairers and Changers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $27,160
- Employment: 60

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

87 / 100
Canva

#14. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $27,120
- Employment: 30

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

88 / 100
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#13. Parking Attendants

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $26,480
- Employment: 30

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

89 / 100
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#12. Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $26,220
- Employment: 160

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

90 / 100
Dragon Images // Shutterstock

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $25,980
- Employment: 440

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

91 / 100
Daniel Lee // Flickr

#10. Cooks, Fast Food

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $25,890
- Employment: data not available

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

92 / 100
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#9. Dishwashers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $25,730
- Employment: 420

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

93 / 100
Pixabay

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $25,620
- Employment: 40

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

94 / 100
Education Images // Getty Images

#7. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $25,260
- Employment: 240

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

95 / 100
Krakenimages.com // Shutterstock

#6. Childcare Workers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $24,240
- Employment: 180

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

96 / 100
Pxhere

#5. Fast Food and Counter Workers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $24,150
- Employment: 1,860

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

97 / 100
Dean Drobot // Shutterstock

#4. Cashiers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $23,860
- Employment: 2,360

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

98 / 100
aboutsung // Shutterstock

#3. Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $23,660
- Employment: 410

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

99 / 100
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#2. Driver/Sales Workers

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $22,650
- Employment: data not available

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

100 / 100
Unsplash

#1. Amusement and Recreation Attendants

Portsmouth, NH-ME
- Annual mean salary: $22,210
- Employment: 150

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

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