As the nation, state and area’s unemployment rates remain at or near double-digits, the Daily Record has been providing information from the state about area jobs. Today, we present the 25 lowest-paying jobs in the Jacksonville Metropolitan Statistical Area of Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties, according to the Florida Research and Economic Database.
| Occupation | 2011 annual entry level wage |
| 1. Cashiers | $17,202.00 |
| 2. Locker room, coatroom and dressing room attendants | $17,199.92 |
| 3. Personal care and service occupations | $17,175.60 |
| 4. Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | $17,143.17 |
| 5. Personal and home care aides | $17,124.93 |
| 6. Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists | $17,074.27 |
| 7. Textile cutting machine setters, operators and tenders | $17,055.45 |
| 8. Laundry and dry cleaning workers | $17,045.31 |
| 9. Baggage porters and bellhops | $16,910.11 |
| 10. Telemarketers | $16,886.83 |
| 11. Fast food cooks | $16,886.81 |
| 12. Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | $16,876.67 |
| 13. Food servers, nonrestaurant | $16,791.55 |
| 14. Tire repairers and changers | $16,791.36 |
| 15. Food preparation and serving related occupations | $16,774.33 |
| 16. Food preparation workers | $16,727.72 |
| 17. Parking lot attendants | $16,720.46 |
| 18. Dishwashers | $16,622.33 |
| 19. Painters, construction and maintenance | $16,589.00 |
| 20. Driver/sales workers | $16,579.97 |
| 21. Amusement and recreation attendants | $16,558.49 |
| 22. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge and coffee shop | $16,416.63 |
| 23. Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | $16,316.31 |
| 24. Production workers, all other | $16,078.30 |
| 25. Funeral attendants | $16,044.75 |