The 10 Worst Jobs in America [View All]

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Who gets the shortest end of the stick? Coffee shop hosts and cafeteria counter attendants, according to a report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research and the Center for Social Policy at the University of Massachusetts.

Eighty-seven percent of restaurant-host and counter-attendant jobs were categorized as "bad," meaning they paid less than the median wage in 1979, adjusted for inflation, and had neither employer-sponsored health insurance nor a retirement plan. That translates to a wage today of $16.50 an hour or $34,320 per year for a full-time, full-year worker, according to the report.

About 79% of jobs in the models, demonstrators, and product promoters category are bad, according to the report, which covers 2003 through 2005 using Census Bureau data.

Rank Job Percentage of bad jobs

1 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 87.0%

2 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 87.0%

3 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 85.4%

4 Fabric and apparel patternmakers 82.2%

5 Lifeguards and other protective-service workers 81.6%

6 Waiters and waitresses 80.4%

7 Tour and travel guides 79.4%

8 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters 79.2%

9 Dishwashers 78.8%

10 Motion picture projectionists 78.1%