In a perfect world, everyone would work a meaningful job. We would all wake up every day excited to go to what would be our well paying jobs where we are changing the world for the better. Unfortunately, reality is bleak, and not everyone has a job that they love. In fact, some people have jobs that they specifically feel unsatisfied with, as indicated on PayScale’s latest report which surveyed over five hundred thousand workers to learn which jobs out there give workers the least amount of satisfaction. Here are the twenty five most unsatisfying jobs out there, as well as how much they pay.
25) Home Health Aids
Percent Unsatisfied: 23.6%
Median Salary: $24,500
24) Concierges
Percent Unsatisfied: 26.4%
Median Salary: $25,500
23) Correctional Officers
Percent Unsatisfied: 27.1%
Median Salary: $35,900
22) Brokerage Clerks
Percent Unsatisfied: 27.4%
Median Salary: $47,800
21) Fast Food Workers
Percent Unsatisfied: 27.7%
Median Salary: $20,500
20) Carpenters
Percent Unsatisfied: 28%
Median Salary: $37,200
19) Industrial Truck Operators
Percent Unsatisfied: 28.4%
Median Salary: $30,600
18) Material Movers
Percent Unsatisfied: 28.7%
Median Salary: $27,500
17) Bakers
Percent Unsatisfied: 28.7%
Median Salary: $25,900
16) Chemical Process Operators
Percent Unsatisfied: 29%
Median Salary: $37,800
15) Cashiers
Percent Unsatisfied: 29.1%
Median Salary: $19,200
14) Security Guards
Percent Unsatisfied: 29.3%
Median Salary: $26,100
13) Construction Workers
Percent Unsatisfied: 29.4%
Median Salary: $33,200
12) Insulation Workers
Percent Unsatisfied: 29.5%
Median Salary: $36,600
11) Machine Tool Setters
Percent Unsatisfied: 29.6%
Median Salary: $34,200
10) Dry-Cleaning Workers
Percent Unsatisfied: 29.7%
Median Salary: $19,800
9) Assemblers
Percent Unsatisfied: 29.8%
Median Salary: $30,600
8) Roofers
Percent Unsatisfied: 29.9%
Median Salary: $36,300
7) Molding Machine Setters
Percent Unsatisfied: 29.9%
Median Salary:$36,600
6) Dishwashers
Percent Unsatisfied: 30%
Median Salary:$19,300
5) Bindery Workers
Percent Unsatisfied: 31.2%
Median Salary: $33,000
4) Small Engine Mechanics
Percent Unsatisfied: 31.7%
Median Salary: $34,100
3) Food Servers
Percent Unsatisfied: 33.3%
Median Salary: $22,300
2) Steel Workers
Percent Unsatisfied: 35.6%
Median Salary: $44,400
1) Photograph Processors
Percent Unsatisfied: 37.7%
Median Salary: $30,200
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