What is the average salary in Mississippi?

$50,210a year

Average yearly pay across 674 jobs with official data in Mississippi, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $24.14
Jobs with data: 674
Workers counted: 1,136,380

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Orthopedic Surgeon	$544,100
General Internal Medicine Physician	$325,600
Physician	$261,600
Emergency Medicine Physician	$253,000
Dermatologist	$239,200
Family Medicine Physician	$235,600
Physician	$228,100
Psychiatrist	$213,700
Nurse Anesthetist	$198,400
Pediatrician	$183,700

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Retail Salesperson	$28,640
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$22,610
Laborer and Freight	$36,400
Cashier	$26,390
Registered Nurse	$77,090
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver	$51,820
Stocker and Order Filler	$34,270
Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$23,860
Customer Service Representative	$36,380
Office Clerk	$34,900

Management

Administrative Services Manager$96,030
Advertising and Promotions Manager$66,520
Architectural and Engineering Manager$142,800
Chief Executive$139,300
Compensation and Benefits Manager$89,250
Computer and Information Systems Manager$124,300
Construction Manager$99,520
Education Administrator$82,800
Education Administrator$86,590
Education Administrator$83,890
Education and Childcare Administrator$49,740
Emergency Management Director$48,650
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$67,670
Facilities Manager$93,640
Farmer$95,210
Financial Manager$111,400
Food Service Manager$59,540
Fundraising Manager$82,620
Funeral Home Manager$63,390
Gambling Manager$97,170
General and Operations Manager$106,700
Human Resources Manager$106,100
Industrial Production Manager$118,700
Lodging Manager$62,550
Manager$101,600
Marketing Manager$100,900
Medical and Health Services Manager$98,160
Natural Sciences Manager$119,400
Personal Service Manager$44,600
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$95,270
Property$53,620
Public Relations Manager$97,160
Purchasing Manager$122,900
Sales Manager$108,800
Social and Community Service Manager$67,330
Training and Development Manager$88,030
Transportation$85,770

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$68,100
Budget Analyst$78,850
Business Operations Specialist$76,980
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$71,850
Claims Adjuster$77,100
Compensation$51,670
Compliance Officer$67,450
Cost Estimator$71,230
Credit Analyst$74,880
Credit Counselor$45,990
Financial and Investment Analyst$79,580
Financial Examiner$85,430
Financial Risk Specialist$96,100
Financial Specialist$73,920
Fundraiser$57,610
Human Resources Specialist$60,300
Insurance Appraiser$71,550
Insurance Underwriter$59,250
Labor Relations Specialist$79,360
Loan Officer$60,260
Logistician$75,160
Management Analyst$69,390
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$56,640
Meeting$44,680
Personal Financial Advisor$63,300
Project Management Specialist$78,870
Property Appraiser and Assessor$54,530
Tax Examiner and Collector$41,860
Tax Preparer$50,670
Training and Development Specialist$53,680

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$106,200
Computer and Information Research Scientist$109,100
Computer Network Architect$90,990
Computer Network Support Specialist$63,410
Computer Occupation$86,940
Computer Programmer$85,120
Computer Systems Analyst$86,280
Computer User Support Specialist$52,230
Data Scientist$69,490
Database Administrator$87,790
Database Architect$98,420
Information Security Analyst$87,690
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$79,990
Operations Research Analyst$92,310
Software Developer$95,330
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$79,890
Statistician$64,670
Web and Digital Interface Designer$48,550

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$109,200
Agricultural Engineer$91,560
Architect$80,870
Architectural and Civil Drafter$59,920
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$96,710
Chemical Engineer$106,700
Civil Engineer$100,200
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$46,430
Computer Hardware Engineer$78,320
Drafter$67,730
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$81,180
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$58,780
Electrical Engineer$105,000
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$71,420
Electronics Engineer$112,400
Engineer$111,000
Engineering Technologist and Technician$79,350
Environmental Engineer$91,100
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$36,680
Health and Safety Engineer$87,180
Industrial Engineer$95,830
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$50,180
Marine Engineer and Naval Architect$97,060
Materials Engineer$78,700
Mechanical Drafter$60,460
Mechanical Engineer$98,000
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$70,570
Surveying and Mapping Technician$47,320
Surveyor$58,720

Life, physical, and social science

Agricultural Technician$48,800
Biological Scientist$91,170
Biological Technician$56,930
Chemical Technician$54,580
Chemist$80,060
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$76,000
Conservation Scientist$59,510
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$35,010
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$57,780
Epidemiologist$56,930
Food Science Technician$51,460
Forensic Science Technician$52,850
Forest and Conservation Technician$52,420
Forester$71,280
Geoscientist$112,400
Historian$46,010
Life$59,490
Medical Scientist$54,040
Microbiologist$61,690
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$84,490
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$61,230
Physical Scientist$108,900
Physicist$130,000
Psychologist$103,400
School Psychologist$61,070
Social Scientist and Related Worker$85,550
Soil and Plant Scientist$72,690
Urban and Regional Planner$60,300
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$88,710

Community and social service

Child$46,530
Clergy$52,450
Community and Social Service Specialist$44,340
Community Health Worker$39,520
Counselor$54,090
Director$49,430
Educational$58,710
Health Education Specialist$51,020
Healthcare Social Worker$62,250
Marriage and Family Therapist$51,440
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$48,970
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$34,110
Rehabilitation Counselor$41,500
Religious Worker$37,130
Social and Human Service Assistant$31,200
Social Worker$91,560
Substance Abuse$46,990

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$49,900
Agricultural Sciences Teacher$69,930
Architecture Teacher$77,930
Art$60,580
Atmospheric$77,670
Biological Science Teacher$66,830
Business Teacher$75,680
Career/Technical Education Teacher$50,670
Career/Technical Education Teacher$55,210
Career/Technical Education Teacher$57,910
Chemistry Teacher$66,420
Communications Teacher$61,290
Computer Science Teacher$75,520
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$78,520
Curator$40,600
Economics Teacher$88,290
Education Teacher$61,860
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$46,450
Elementary School Teacher$49,790
Engineering Teacher$100,400
English Language and Literature Teacher$60,680
Environmental Science Teacher$76,210
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher$60,650
Farm and Home Management Educator$59,480
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$54,670
Geography Teacher$75,130
Health Specialties Teacher$137,200
History Teacher$63,450
Instructional Coordinator$61,830
Kindergarten Teacher$48,880
Law Teacher$74,440
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$56,970
Library Science Teacher$59,920
Library Technician$27,080
Mathematical Science Teacher$61,760
Middle School Teacher$50,790
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$75,060
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$63,560
Physics Teacher$71,160
Political Science Teacher$59,270
Preschool Teacher$36,250
Psychology Teacher$62,590
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$60,560
Secondary School Teacher$50,980
Self-Enrichment Teacher$38,770
Social Sciences Teacher$60,550
Social Work Teacher$63,680
Sociology Teacher$70,860
Special Education Teacher$52,420
Special Education Teacher$50,570
Special Education Teacher$50,750
Special Education Teacher$51,970
Special Education Teacher$46,700
Substitute Teacher$22,340
Teacher and Instructor$67,200
Teaching Assistant$25,840
Tutor$49,610

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Actor$49,320
Art Director$66,020
Audio and Video Technician$43,500
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$34,040
Broadcast Technician$27,750
Camera Operator$49,920
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$67,300
Editor$54,380
Film and Video Editor$50,410
Floral Designer$29,370
Graphic Designer$45,640
Interior Designer$43,740
Interpreter and Translator$57,130
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$49,590
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$33,040
Music Director and Composer$62,240
News Analyst$45,240
Photographer$45,860
Producer and Director$48,100
Public Relations Specialist$59,810
Technical Writer$65,220
Umpire$27,060
Writer and Author$54,180

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Athletic Trainer$58,180
Audiologist$80,740
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$38,000
Chiropractor$78,450
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$50,640
Dental Hygienist$67,280
Dentist$143,700
Dermatologist$239,200
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$76,520
Dietetic Technician$28,690
Dietitian and Nutritionist$63,700
Emergency Medical Technician$36,630
Emergency Medicine Physician$253,000
Exercise Physiologist$43,060
Family Medicine Physician$235,600
General Internal Medicine Physician$325,600
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$47,000
Health Technologist and Technician$39,010
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$37,920
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$50,220
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$71,710
Medical Dosimetrist$115,500
Medical Records Specialist$41,500
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$83,340
Nurse Anesthetist$198,400
Nurse Practitioner$124,700
Occupational Therapist$94,930
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$36,220
Optician$36,680
Optometrist$108,100
Orthopedic Surgeon$544,100
Orthotist and Prosthetist$80,500
Paramedic$54,630
Pediatrician$183,700
Pharmacist$133,200
Pharmacy Technician$39,040
Physical Therapist$99,990
Physician$261,600
Physician$228,100
Physician Assistant$105,900
Podiatrist$164,400
Psychiatric Technician$35,320
Psychiatrist$213,700
Radiation Therapist$88,100
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$59,300
Recreational Therapist$39,560
Registered Nurse$77,090
Respiratory Therapist$63,270
Speech-Language Pathologist$78,130
Surgeon$180,400
Surgical Assistant$50,810
Surgical Technologist$49,810
Therapist$44,280
Veterinarian$105,400
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$36,380

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$39,160
Healthcare Support Worker$34,900
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$23,860
Massage Therapist$40,490
Medical Assistant$35,360
Medical Equipment Preparer$35,160
Medical Transcriptionist$38,600
Nursing Assistant$31,520
Occupational Therapy Aide$24,300
Occupational Therapy Assistant$61,650
Orderly$29,790
Pharmacy Aide$28,380
Phlebotomist$36,290
Physical Therapist Aide$27,370
Physical Therapist Assistant$61,770
Psychiatric Aide$30,510
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$30,360

Protective service

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$28,320
Chef and Head Cook$54,850
Cook$22,670
Cook$27,390
Cook$29,560
Cook$28,180
Cook$33,410
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$23,180
Dishwasher$26,300
Fast Food and Counter Worker$22,610
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$36,530
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$30,600
Food Preparation Worker$26,240
Food Server$27,250
Host and Hostess$21,990
Waiter and Waitress$21,370

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$42,230
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$47,130
Grounds Maintenance Worker$31,420
Janitor and Cleaner$28,380
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$31,630
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$25,360
Pest Control Worker$37,200
Pesticide Handler$35,770
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$41,560

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$23,160
Animal Caretaker$26,970
Animal Trainer$35,130
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$22,560
Barber$38,480
Childcare Worker$22,050
Concierge$35,360
Embalmer$58,900
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$30,540
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$42,590
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Worker$58,010
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$37,910
Funeral Attendant$30,530
Gambling and Sports Book Writer and Runner$28,340
Gambling Dealer$28,250
Gambling Service Worker$48,100
Hairdresser$27,560
Manicurist and Pedicurist$37,300
Mortician$48,350
Personal Care and Service Worker$21,970
Recreation Worker$28,060
Residential Advisor$30,900
Skincare Specialist$41,160
Tour and Travel Guide$27,460
Usher$21,570

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$46,810
Cashier$26,390
Counter and Rental Clerk$36,160
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$28,470
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$68,180
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$45,760
Gambling Change Person and Booth Cashier$30,160
Insurance Sales Agent$47,930
Parts Salesperson$35,000
Real Estate Broker$41,690
Real Estate Sales Agent$39,550
Retail Salesperson$28,640
Sale and Related Worker$32,700
Sales Representative$74,990
Sales Representative$59,320
Sales Representatives of Service$48,440
Security$46,680
Telemarketer$21,540
Travel Agent$49,050

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$37,680
Billing and Posting Clerk$41,190
Bookkeeping$42,840
Brokerage Clerk$58,200
Cargo and Freight Agent$49,920
Courier and Messenger$35,780
Court$37,210
Credit Authorizer$39,040
Customer Service Representative$36,380
Data Entry Keyer$34,540
Dispatcher$45,660
Eligibility Interviewer$36,840
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$55,670
File Clerk$31,260
Financial Clerk$31,750
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$58,380
Gambling Cage Worker$30,890
Hotel$27,300
Human Resources Assistant$44,780
Information and Record Clerk$49,440
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$43,840
Interviewer$35,110
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$45,140
Library Assistant$28,110
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$39,120
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$34,350
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$36,290
Meter Reader$37,120
New Accounts Clerk$40,910
Office and Administrative Support Worker$47,940
Office Clerk$34,900
Office Machine Operator$34,640
Order Clerk$43,040
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$45,170
Postal Service Clerk$61,050
Postal Service Mail Carrier$57,470
Postal Service Mail Sorter$57,800
Procurement Clerk$46,270
Production$51,080
Public Safety Telecommunicator$34,510
Receptionist and Information Clerk$31,160
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$37,730
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$37,340
Shipping$38,620
Switchboard Operator$30,520
Teller$36,810
Weigher$38,900

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Equipment Operator$36,460
Agricultural Inspector$39,960
Faller$54,110
Farmworker$37,430
Farmworker and Laborer$30,250
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$60,890
Grader and Sorter$30,140
Log Grader and Scaler$48,010
Logging Equipment Operator$49,620
Logging Worker$37,370

Construction and extraction

Boilermaker$105,900
Brickmason and Blockmason$48,820
Carpenter$48,650
Carpet Installer$36,590
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$43,980
Construction and Building Inspector$50,250
Construction Laborer$37,710
Derrick Operator$47,340
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$37,310
Earth Driller$60,680
Electrician$60,860
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$48,490
Explosives Worker$47,060
Fence Erector$38,700
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$66,910
Floor Layer$49,240
Glazier$36,750
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$39,440
Helper$38,300
Helpers--Carpenter$35,360
Helpers--Electrician$35,680
Helpers--Extraction Worker$36,160
Helpers--Painter$23,470
Helpers--Pipelayer$37,440
Helpers--Roofer$31,090
Highway Maintenance Worker$35,120
Insulation Worker$62,880
Insulation Worker$50,180
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$36,260
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$47,410
Painter$44,800
Paving$37,030
Pipelayer$41,900
Plumber$55,480
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker$39,860
Roofer$44,940
Rotary Drill Operator$67,290
Roustabout$49,240
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$38,870
Service Unit Operator$49,610
Sheet Metal Worker$49,500
Stonemason$40,700
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$50,690
Tile and Stone Setter$39,130

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$74,880
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$41,920
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$49,500
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$47,060
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$37,820
Avionics Technician$65,830
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$54,360
Coin$41,040
Computer$42,920
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$48,670
Electric Motor$49,060
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$71,700
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$94,970
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$75,890
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$38,500
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$49,030
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$70,900
Heating$48,680
Helpers--Installation$35,440
Home Appliance Repairer$35,890
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$57,760
Installation$44,370
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$42,940
Maintenance and Repair Worker$44,350
Maintenance Worker$54,380
Mechanical Door Repairer$47,060
Medical Equipment Repairer$40,710
Millwright$58,280
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$58,180
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$43,800
Motorcycle Mechanic$45,710
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$23,980
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$37,900
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$70,260
Radio$47,960
Rail Car Repairer$47,480
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$46,400
Rigger$63,390
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$47,160
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$61,250
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$49,360
Tire Repairer and Changer$34,330
Wind Turbine Service Technician$50,040

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$31,250
Baker$28,920
Butcher and Meat Cutter$29,700
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$38,800
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$64,360
Chemical Plant and System Operator$71,080
Cleaning$34,280
Coating$53,170
Coil Winder$35,730
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$39,520
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$50,190
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operator and Tender$38,200
Crushing$37,420
Cutter and Trimmer$37,280
Cutting$40,650
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$41,590
Dental Laboratory Technician$47,770
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter$49,930
Electrical$43,270
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$46,610
Extruding$46,560
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$44,220
Fabric and Apparel Patternmaker$41,060
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$42,080
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$68,720
Food and Tobacco Roasting$37,030
Food Batchmaker$36,530
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$31,150
Food Processing Worker$38,150
Forging Machine Setter$39,550
Foundry Mold and Coremaker$39,560
Furnace$44,370
Furniture Finisher$38,430
Gas Plant Operator$81,600
Grinding$42,660
Grinding and Polishing Worker$40,280
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$46,630
Helpers--Production Worker$33,880
Inspector$40,670
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$55,010
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$27,190
Machinist$55,550
Meat$37,890
Medical Appliance Technician$45,100
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$39,610
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$39,100
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$39,070
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$46,410
Molder$37,580
Molding$39,730
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$36,330
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$35,230
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$37,720
Painting$33,330
Paper Goods Machine Setter$47,380
Petroleum Pump System Operator$75,180
Plant and System Operator$65,080
Plating Machine Setter$52,090
Pourer and Caster$43,370
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$98,960
Power Plant Operator$102,400
Presser$27,180
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$91,850
Printing Press Operator$38,400
Production Worker$38,570
Rolling Machine Setter$39,320
Sawing Machine Setter$36,960
Separating$43,890
Sewing Machine Operator$37,600
Shoe and Leather Worker and Repairer$26,340
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$33,650
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$53,640
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$42,550
Tailor$25,340
Textile$31,530
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operator and Tender$43,640
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$37,600
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter$35,370
Textile Winding$37,460
Tire Builder$53,050
Tool and Die Maker$57,980
Tool Grinder$55,510
Upholsterer$44,930
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$46,480
Welder$51,100
Welding$37,390
Woodworker$38,550
Woodworking Machine Setter$42,090

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$88,110
Aircraft Service Attendant$36,710
Airfield Operations Specialist$44,290
Airline Pilot$143,600
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$25,170
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$30,810
Bridge and Lock Tender$74,730
Bus Driver$30,640
Bus Driver$38,570
Captain$104,200
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$28,640
Commercial Pilot$103,600
Conveyor Operator and Tender$38,320
Crane and Tower Operator$61,260
Driver/Sales Worker$35,480
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$59,290
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$51,820
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$43,420
Laborer and Freight$36,400
Light Truck Driver$38,140
Locomotive Engineer$96,710
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$38,340
Motor Vehicle Operator$46,500
Packer and Packager$33,240
Parking Attendant$26,420
Pump Operator$61,670
Railroad Conductor and Yardmaster$78,010
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$39,170
Sailor and Marine Oiler$50,390
Ship Engineer$98,380
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$26,900
Stocker and Order Filler$34,270
Transportation Worker$36,510
Wellhead Pumper$62,560

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Mississippi?

About $50,210 a year ($24.14 an hour): the average of the 674 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Mississippi?

Orthopedic Surgeon ($544,100), General Internal Medicine Physician ($325,600), Physician ($261,600).

What are the most common jobs in Mississippi?

Retail Salesperson (38,400 jobs), Fast Food and Counter Worker (31,220 jobs), Laborer and Freight (30,750 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.