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 December 30, 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 2023, by occupation (in thousands)." Chart. August 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299329/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/
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: December 30, 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 2023, by Occupation (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Aug 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 2023, by occupation (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299329/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/ (last visited December 30, 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], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299329/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/
