8 of the 10 most common jobs pay below average, federal data shows

Many of America's most common jobs pay well below the U.S. average, new federal data shows.

Eight of the nation's 10 largest occupations by employment have below-average wages, ranging from $32,150 for fast food workers to $46,590 for customer service representatives, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates for more than 800 jobs.

Those figures are significantly lower than the $69,770 annual average across all occupations...