How do I handle the pressure of a job that pays too little?

You are held to a hard standard: be fast, be exact, never slip, all while facing people who are frustrated and sometimes take it out on you. And the pay does not come close to matching the weight of getting it right. That mismatch is real, and it is fair to feel worn by it. Here is what steadies people in jobs like yours. The pay does not define the care you take. You know a mistake could hurt someone, so you stay careful even when the world underpays that care. That is your own standard, and it belongs to you, not to your paycheck. Still, do not confuse holding your standard with accepting less than you are worth forever. Take the accuracy and steadiness you have built and look at where they could take you next, a certification, a step up, a place that pays closer to the responsibility. In the meantime, do not let a rude customer or a low wage tell you the work does not matter. It does. Someone's health rides on it.