In 2023, about 62,000 people in sales and related occupations were receiving earnings at or below the federal minimum wage. The occupation with the largest population of minimum wage workers however, were food preparation and serving related occupations with around 573,000 employees earning minimum wage or lower.
Number of wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by occupation
(in thousands)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 14, 2024). Number of wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by occupation (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299329/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by occupation (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299329/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Wage and Salary Workers Paid Hourly Rates with Earnings at or below The Minimum Wage in The United States in 2023, by Occupation (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299329/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by occupation (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299329/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 07, 2025)
Number of wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by occupation (in thousands) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299329/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed