© Copyright 2001 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning

Table 2: 30 Occupations with the Lowest Hourly Wages in Wyoming, 1999*

Standard Occupational Classification   Mean
Code Title Employment Wage
35-9021 Dishwashers 1,700 $5.85
39-3031 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers ND** 5.94
35-3031 Waiters and waitresses ND 5.95
27-4011 Audio and video equipment technicians ND 5.95
35-3021 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food ND 5.98
51-3099 Food processing workers, all other ND 5.98
35-9011 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 550 6.25
35-2011 Cooks, fast food 1,000 6.34
39-9011 Child care workers ND 6.35
51-6011 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 480 6.38
35-3022 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 570 6.55
35-9031 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 270 6.56
51-6021 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials ND 6.61
35-3041 Food servers, nonrestaurant ND 6.63
43-5021 Couriers and messengers 40 6.66
53-6031 Service station attendants 150 6.70
35-3011 Bartenders 1,560 6.74
53-6021 Parking lot attendants ND 6.75
51-9132 Photographic processing machine operators 110 6.88
53-7064 Packers and packagers, hand 1,660 6.88
39-9099 Personal care and service workers, all other 150 6.88
39-6011 Baggage porters and bellhops 90 6.94
41-2021 Counter and rental clerks 1,030 7.05
37-2012 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 3,960 7.09
43-4071 File clerks 230 7.11
39-3093 Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 30 7.12
35-2021 Food preparation workers 740 7.12
43-4081 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 660 7.16
41-2011 Cashiers 4,330 7.23
53-7061 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 360 7.25
Total***   19,670  

* Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning, 1999 Wage Survey, March 2001.
** Employment estimates for occupations having fewer than 30 employees are not disclosable, due to confidentiality.
*** Total employment does not include employment from nondisclosable occupations.


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