These Professions Pay The Bare Minimum
by Christian Stellakis on Sep 23, 2014 | Views: 278 | Score: 0
Percent of Total Number of Minimum Wage (or below) Workers, By Occupation ... Food Preparation and Service | 1540000 |
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Sales Related | 477000 |
Personal Care and Service | 228000 |
Office and Administrative Support | 196000 |
Cleaning and Maintenance | 183000 |
Transportation | 171000 |
Professional Related | 119000 |
Production | 105000 |
Healthcare Support | 87000 |
Protective Services | 61000 |
Management, Business and Finance | 38000 |
Construction | 38000 |
Farming, Fishing and Forestry | 35000 |
Installation and Repair | 21000 |
Sources:
pewresearch.org
While minimum wage jobs can be found in nearly every sector of industry, the food preparation and service professionals are the most populous group of low wage employees, totaling over 150 million workers that make at or less than minimum wage.