10 Jobs That Just Don't Pay

Low pay, no benefits and no future are the main characteristics of these jobs
By Sophie Goldstein,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 15, 2007 3:00 PM CST
10 Jobs That Just Don't Pay
South Korean models pose with Italian sports car maker Ferrari...   (Getty Images)

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
(More worst jobs stories.)

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