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10 Jobs That Just Don't Pay

Posted Dec 15, 07 3:00 CST in Business,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – If being paid peanuts in a job with no benefits isn't how you picture yourself, avoid these occupations, tracked down by MarketWatch, at all costs:

  1. Hosts and hostesses, restaurants, lounges, and coffee shops
  2. Counter attendants, cafeterias, food concessions, and coffee shops
  3. Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers

  1. Fabric and apparel patternmakers
  2. Lifeguards and other protective-service workers
  3. Waiters and waitresses
  4. Tour and travel guides
  5. Models, demonstrators, and product promoters
  6. Dishwashers
  7. Motion picture projectionists

Source MarketWatch

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