Here's another reason to start leaving bigger tips: the Labor Department's latest data on the how much American workers are paid.
Food service workers and their colleagues at bars and restaurants dominate the list of the lowest-paid professions, taking up six of the top 10 spots. Still, the people who shampoo your hair at the local salon take the top spot, at $18,600 per year. That's not much to live on, and if one of those workers is a single parent, it's not far above the poverty line, at around $15,800 for a single parent, according to the Census Bureau.
Below, the 10 lowest-paid workers as measured by average annual pay, according to Labor Department data from 2012:
| Occupation Average Annual Wage | |
|---|---|
| Shampooers | $18,600 |
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $18,720 |
| Fast Food Cooks | $18,780 |
| Dishwashers | $18,930 |
| Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | $19,430 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurants, Lounge and Coffee Shop | $19,570 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $19,690 |
| Farm Workers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | $19,990 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $20,020 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $20,320 |
How does that stack up? All of these jobs have less than half the average pay for all occupations, which is $45,790. And the highest-paid workers in America, anesthesiologists, average more than 12 times the annual pay of the lowest-paid workers, shampooers.
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