This statistic shows the top ten occupations with the most workers earning less than 15 U.S. dollars per hour in the United States from 2012 to 2014. From 2012 to 2014, 2.83 million cashiers in the United States made less than 15 U.S. dollars per hour.
Top ten occupations with the most workers earning less than 15 U.S. dollars per hour in the United State from 2012 to 2014 (in millions)
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National Employment Law Project. (November 30, 2015). Top ten occupations with the most workers earning less than 15 U.S. dollars per hour in the United State from 2012 to 2014 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/633908/top-ten-us-occupations-with-most-workers-making-below-15-usd-per-hour/
National Employment Law Project. "Top ten occupations with the most workers earning less than 15 U.S. dollars per hour in the United State from 2012 to 2014 (in millions)." Chart. November 30, 2015. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633908/top-ten-us-occupations-with-most-workers-making-below-15-usd-per-hour/
National Employment Law Project. (2015). Top ten occupations with the most workers earning less than 15 U.S. dollars per hour in the United State from 2012 to 2014 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633908/top-ten-us-occupations-with-most-workers-making-below-15-usd-per-hour/
National Employment Law Project. "Top Ten Occupations with The Most Workers Earning Less than 15 U.S. Dollars per Hour in The United State from 2012 to 2014 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633908/top-ten-us-occupations-with-most-workers-making-below-15-usd-per-hour/
National Employment Law Project, Top ten occupations with the most workers earning less than 15 U.S. dollars per hour in the United State from 2012 to 2014 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633908/top-ten-us-occupations-with-most-workers-making-below-15-usd-per-hour/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Top ten occupations with the most workers earning less than 15 U.S. dollars per hour in the United State from 2012 to 2014 (in millions) [Graph], National Employment Law Project, November 30, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/633908/top-ten-us-occupations-with-most-workers-making-below-15-usd-per-hour/