These are the 100 least popular jobs in America

Pinpointing which jobs are the country's least popular can tell you something about the direction an economy is going.

That's because industries that once thrived might have lost ground to technological or other advances and have few job openings. Others with many opportunities for employment might be growing.

Of course, jobs can be unpopular or uncommon for many reasons. On the TV show "Dirty Jobs," host Mike Rowe is seen farming deer for urine and relocating beavers—clearly, employment that's not for everyone.

Other jobs might require years of education or training or be limited to certain geographical areas.

Stacker ranked the 100 least popular jobs in America, based on their total employment and using May 2022 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Only detailed job categories were included in the analysis. Every position's number of total workers in the United States is listed alongside its average annual wage and average hourly wage.

Read on to see if you hold one of the least popular jobs in the country.

- Total nationwide employment: 7,230

- Median hourly wage: $28.19

- Median annual wage: $58,640

- Total nationwide employment: 6,910

- Median hourly wage: $20.73

- Median annual wage: $43,110

- Total nationwide employment: 6,890

- Median hourly wage: $28.01

- Median annual wage: $58,260

- Total nationwide employment: 6,880

- Median hourly wage: $39.09

- Median annual wage: $81,300

- Total nationwide employment: 6,710

- Median hourly wage: $23.50

- Median annual wage: $48,880

- Total nationwide employment: 6,640

- Median hourly wage: $15.71

- Median annual wage: $32,680

- Total nationwide employment: 6,580

- Median hourly wage: $24.69

- Median annual wage: $51,350

- Total nationwide employment: 6,560

- Median hourly wage: $23.04

- Median annual wage: $47,910

- Total nationwide employment: 6,530

- Median hourly wage: $28.61

- Median annual wage: $59,500

- Total nationwide employment: 6,470

- Median hourly wage: $20.41

- Median annual wage: $42,450

- Total nationwide employment: 6,420

- Median hourly wage: Not available

- Median annual wage: $93,220

- Total nationwide employment: 6,310

- Median hourly wage: $83.83

- Median annual wage: $174,360

- Total nationwide employment: 6,290

- Median hourly wage: $24.81

- Median annual wage: $51,600

- Total nationwide employment: 6,270

- Median hourly wage: $41.34

- Median annual wage: $85,990

- Total nationwide employment: 6,250

- Median hourly wage: $36.42

- Median annual wage: $75,760

- Total nationwide employment: 6,240

- Median hourly wage: Not available

- Median annual wage: $83,040

- Total nationwide employment: 6,070

- Median hourly wage: $21.67

- Median annual wage: $45,070

- Total nationwide employment: 5,880

- Median hourly wage: $48.28

- Median annual wage: $100,420

- Total nationwide employment: 5,730

- Median hourly wage: $23.30

- Median annual wage: $48,470

- Total nationwide employment: 5,660

- Median hourly wage: $61.55

- Median annual wage: $128,020

- Total nationwide employment: 5,640

- Median hourly wage: $21.34

- Median annual wage: Not available

- Total nationwide employment: 5,450

- Median hourly wage: $55.71

- Median annual wage: $115,870

- Total nationwide employment: 5,250

- Median hourly wage: $102.28

- Median annual wage: $212,740

- Total nationwide employment: 4,930

- Median hourly wage: Not available

- Median annual wage: $85,000

- Total nationwide employment: 4,930

- Median hourly wage: $13.11

- Median annual wage: $27,260

- Total nationwide employment: 4,800

- Median hourly wage: $38.80

- Median annual wage: $80,710

- Total nationwide employment: 4,760

- Median hourly wage: $18.34

- Median annual wage: $38,150

- Total nationwide employment: 4,710

- Median hourly wage: $27.24

- Median annual wage: $56,670

- Total nationwide employment: 4,530

- Median hourly wage: $23.64

- Median annual wage: $49,160

- Total nationwide employment: 4,330

- Median hourly wage: Not available

- Median annual wage: $76,370

- Total nationwide employment: 3,950

- Median hourly wage: $23.99

- Median annual wage: $49,910

- Total nationwide employment: 3,950

- Median hourly wage: $20.37

- Median annual wage: $42,370

- Total nationwide employment: 3,860

- Median hourly wage: $32.84

- Median annual wage: $68,300

- Total nationwide employment: 3,840

- Median hourly wage: $34.47

- Median annual wage: $71,700

- Total nationwide employment: 3,690

- Median hourly wage: $22.73

- Median annual wage: $47,280

- Total nationwide employment: 3,630

- Median hourly wage: $17.70

- Median annual wage: $36,820

- Total nationwide employment: 3,370

- Median hourly wage: $33.25

- Median annual wage: $69,150

- Total nationwide employment: 3,350

- Median hourly wage: $27.70

- Median annual wage: $57,620

- Total nationwide employment: 3,340

- Median hourly wage: Not available

- Median annual wage: $81,920

- Total nationwide employment: 3,190

- Median hourly wage: $62.01

- Median annual wage: $128,970

- Total nationwide employment: 3,120

- Median hourly wage: $31.03

- Median annual wage: $64,540

- Total nationwide employment: 3,110

- Median hourly wage: $19.92

- Median annual wage: $41,430

- Total nationwide employment: 3,070

- Median hourly wage: $29.00

- Median annual wage: $60,320

- Total nationwide employment: 2,970

- Median hourly wage: $46.33

- Median annual wage: $96,370

- Total nationwide employment: 2,960

- Median hourly wage: $15.89

- Median annual wage: $33,060

- Total nationwide employment: 2,930

- Median hourly wage: $19.40

- Median annual wage: $40,360

- Total nationwide employment: 2,920

- Median hourly wage: $28.06

- Median annual wage: $58,360

- Total nationwide employment: 2,680

- Median hourly wage: $27.09

- Median annual wage: $56,340

- Total nationwide employment: 2,520

- Median hourly wage: $33.36

- Median annual wage: $69,390

- Total nationwide employment: 2,420

- Median hourly wage: Not available

- Median annual wage: $76,440

- Total nationwide employment: 2,290

- Median hourly wage: $23.13

- Median annual wage: $48,110

- Total nationwide employment: 2,270

- Median hourly wage: $30.86

- Median annual wage: $64,180

- Total nationwide employment: 2,230

- Median hourly wage: $26.43

- Median annual wage: $54,970

- Total nationwide employment: 2,160

- Median hourly wage: $61.70

- Median annual wage: $128,330

- Total nationwide employment: 2,120

- Median hourly wage: $21.18

- Median annual wage: $44,060

- Total nationwide employment: 2,070

- Median hourly wage: $53.90

- Median annual wage: $112,110

- Total nationwide employment: 1,700

- Median hourly wage: $28.95

- Median annual wage: $60,210

- Total nationwide employment: 1,500

- Median hourly wage: $40.03

- Median annual wage: $83,260

- Total nationwide employment: 1,460

- Median hourly wage: $25.16

- Median annual wage: $52,330

- Total nationwide employment: 1,360

- Median hourly wage: $42.74

- Median annual wage: $88,900

- Total nationwide employment: 1,280

- Median hourly wage: $66.96

- Median annual wage: $139,280

- Total nationwide employment: 1,270

- Median hourly wage: Not available

- Median annual wage: $96,500

- Total nationwide employment: 1,270

- Median hourly wage: $21.79

- Median annual wage: $45,320

- Total nationwide employment: 940

- Median hourly wage: $22.64

- Median annual wage: $47,090

- Total nationwide employment: 780

- Median hourly wage: #

- Median annual wage: #

- Total nationwide employment: 610

- Median hourly wage: $18.54

- Median annual wage: $38,570

- Total nationwide employment: 370

- Median hourly wage: $20.33

- Median annual wage: $42,290

- Total nationwide employment: 330

- Median hourly wage: $21.29

- Median annual wage: $44,290

Data reporting by Paxtyn Merten. Story editing by Jeff Inglis. Copy editing by Robert Wickwire.