Forbes Details 13 Surprisingly Low Paying Jobs

Forbes magazine has compiled a list of the 13 surprisingly low paying jobs. The list comes from data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is comprised of jobs that earn a salary less than $50,000, when, as the article says, you would expect them to pay more.

 

The list is as follows:

• Private Detectives and Investigators; mean annual income: $48,610 and bottom 10 percent earn $25,940

• Surgical Technologists; mean annual income: $42,460 and bottom 10 percent earn $28,860

• Flight Attendants; mean annual income: $41,720 and bottom 10 percent earn $24,990

• Desktop Publishers; mean annual income: $39,030 and bottom 10 percent earn $21,320

• Marriage and Family Therapists; mean annual income: $48,710 and bottom 10 percent earn $25,230

• Firefighters; mean annual income: $47,720 and bottom 10 percent earn $22,480

• Radio and Television Announcers; mean annual income: $40,510 and bottom 10 percent earn $17,150

• Embalmers; mean annual income: $45,060 and bottom 10 percent earn $27,010

• Reporters and Correspondents; mean annual income: $43,640 and Bottom 10 percent earn $20,000

• Tax Preparers; mean annual income: $39,410 and bottom 10 percent earn $18,540

• Legislators; mean annual income: $38,860 and bottom 10 percent earn $16,280

• Models; mean annual income: $27,830 and bottom 10 percent earn $15,960

• Chefs and Head Cooks; mean annual income: $46,600 and bottom 10 percent earn $24,770

The article also explains how the BLS gathers its information from the surveys it mails to businesses, and then releases its Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates Data each spring. The OEWSD report provides information about hundreds of positions, including hourly and annual wages, total numbers of workers in the profession, and the locations/geographic areas that pay the best.