In 2022, about 59,000 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 606,000 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 2022, by occupation (in thousands)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 1, 2023). Number of wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by occupation (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299329/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/
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 2022, by occupation (in thousands)." Chart. August 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299329/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Number of wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by occupation (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299329/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/
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 2022, by Occupation (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299329/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/
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 2022, by occupation (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299329/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Number of wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by occupation (in thousands) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299329/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/