Rank |
Industry |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil
|
$116,970 |
$89,830 |
120 |
2 |
Oil and Gas Extraction
|
$101,470 |
$58,690 |
2,010 |
3 |
Pipeline Transportation
|
$100,860 |
$64,100 |
260 |
4 |
Mining
|
$97,710 |
$56,940 |
2,890 |
5 |
Support Activities for Mining
|
$96,290 |
$56,350 |
700 |
6 |
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage
|
$95,750 |
$56,260 |
2,020 |
7 |
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank
|
$95,480 |
$59,500 |
410 |
8 |
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
|
$92,070 |
$55,320 |
4,890 |
9 |
Specialty hospitals - State government owned
|
$91,580 |
$59,440 |
60 |
10 |
Postal Service (federal government)
|
$90,700 |
$70,020 |
250 |
11 |
Other Financial Investment Activities
|
$89,720 |
$54,570 |
2,820 |
12 |
Nondepository Credit Intermediation
|
$89,650 |
$51,090 |
2,440 |
13 |
Couriers and Express Delivery Services
|
$88,920 |
$43,560 |
70 |
14 |
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
|
$88,480 |
$51,640 |
2,260 |
15 |
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
|
$88,250 |
$57,060 |
90 |
16 |
Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing
|
$88,190 |
$56,730 |
50 |
17 |
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation
|
$88,150 |
$53,960 |
250 |
18 |
Other Information Services
|
$88,070 |
$51,810 |
2,800 |
19 |
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
|
$87,940 |
$56,040 |
6,100 |
20 |
Scientific Research and Development Services
|
$87,370 |
$55,120 |
6,640 |
21 |
Scheduled Air Transportation
|
$87,220 |
$54,600 |
840 |
22 |
Federal government, including USPS
|
$87,200 |
$66,520 |
370 |
23 |
Satellite Telecommunications
|
$86,850 |
$62,930 |
240 |
24 |
Water Transportation
|
$86,820 |
$53,440 |
260 |
25 |
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds
|
$86,500 |
$53,090 |
n/a |
26 |
Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
|
$86,470 |
$54,370 |
90 |
27 |
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
|
$86,260 |
$59,360 |
40 |
28 |
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
|
$86,120 |
$53,230 |
2,290 |
29 |
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing
|
$86,030 |
$50,570 |
110 |
30 |
Specialized Freight Trucking
|
$85,800 |
$52,540 |
180 |
31 |
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing
|
$85,580 |
$54,110 |
1,280 |
32 |
Activities Related to Credit Intermediation
|
$85,130 |
$52,580 |
1,770 |
33 |
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
|
$85,080 |
$55,030 |
40 |
34 |
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
|
$85,030 |
$56,970 |
130 |
35 |
Couriers and Messengers
|
$84,890 |
$42,860 |
90 |
36 |
Rail Transportation
|
$84,870 |
$58,720 |
1,050 |
37 |
Air Transportation
|
$84,670 |
$54,060 |
940 |
38 |
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
|
$84,140 |
$51,150 |
1,110 |
39 |
Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation
|
$84,070 |
$48,600 |
1,480 |
40 |
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
|
$83,930 |
$48,650 |
14,050 |
41 |
Support Activities for Water Transportation
|
$83,870 |
$57,180 |
70 |
42 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
|
$83,690 |
$50,630 |
9,900 |
43 |
Telecommunications
|
$83,460 |
$49,010 |
18,850 |
44 |
Natural Gas Distribution
|
$83,360 |
$63,960 |
500 |
45 |
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
|
$83,260 |
$56,970 |
150 |
46 |
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
|
$83,120 |
$49,630 |
1,010 |
47 |
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
|
$83,030 |
$51,500 |
6,410 |
48 |
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
|
$82,500 |
$41,620 |
130 |
49 |
Amusement Parks and Arcades
|
$82,460 |
$43,910 |
140 |
50 |
Engineering Services
|
$81,660 |
$50,850 |
6,730 |
51 |
Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers
|
$81,540 |
$52,280 |
2,670 |
52 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
|
$81,360 |
$56,630 |
120 |
53 |
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
|
$81,330 |
$49,770 |
360 |
54 |
Information
|
$81,160 |
$49,120 |
40,390 |
55 |
Insurance Carriers
|
$81,080 |
$52,550 |
8,220 |
56 |
Land Subdivision
|
$81,040 |
$46,570 |
50 |
57 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
|
$81,010 |
$51,220 |
8,290 |
58 |
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
|
$80,930 |
$52,900 |
50 |
59 |
Basic Chemical Manufacturing
|
$80,630 |
$51,070 |
360 |
60 |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
$80,610 |
$49,390 |
97,750 |
61 |
Cable and Other Subscription Programming
|
$80,560 |
$54,370 |
1,290 |
62 |
Communications Equipment Manufacturing
|
$80,460 |
$50,300 |
650 |
63 |
Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations
|
$80,290 |
$55,300 |
120 |
64 |
Chemical Manufacturing
|
$80,240 |
$50,100 |
2,180 |
65 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
|
$80,080 |
$48,800 |
62,130 |
66 |
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
|
$80,050 |
$51,550 |
12,120 |
67 |
Testing Laboratories
|
$79,810 |
$50,170 |
630 |
68 |
Other Insurance Related Activities
|
$79,720 |
$50,410 |
2,340 |
69 |
Finance and Insurance
|
$79,710 |
$49,640 |
28,990 |
70 |
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
|
$79,600 |
$47,670 |
400 |
71 |
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
|
$79,400 |
$49,340 |
8,510 |
72 |
Clothing Stores
|
$79,320 |
$52,730 |
180 |
73 |
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing
|
$79,300 |
$51,980 |
2,280 |
74 |
Utilities
|
$78,800 |
$52,190 |
2,480 |
75 |
Software Publishers
|
$78,780 |
$49,120 |
4,450 |
76 |
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
|
$78,750 |
$46,390 |
3,500 |
77 |
Broadcasting (except Internet)
|
$78,580 |
$50,910 |
2,620 |
78 |
Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing
|
$78,560 |
$49,380 |
250 |
79 |
Jewelry, Luggage, and Leather Goods Stores
|
$78,530 |
$59,720 |
60 |
80 |
Transportation and Warehousing
|
$78,510 |
$49,740 |
5,960 |
81 |
Coal Mining
|
$78,440 |
$52,090 |
40 |
82 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises
|
$78,410 |
$48,640 |
23,900 |
83 |
Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
|
$78,370 |
$50,050 |
400 |
84 |
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
|
$78,320 |
$47,010 |
540 |
85 |
Television Broadcasting
|
$78,300 |
$49,950 |
1,060 |
86 |
Residential Building Construction
|
$77,940 |
$49,590 |
340 |
87 |
Motion Picture and Video Industries
|
$77,930 |
$43,050 |
810 |
88 |
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
|
$77,890 |
$43,920 |
860 |
89 |
Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
|
$77,860 |
$52,320 |
50 |
90 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations
|
$77,830 |
$49,290 |
1,960 |
91 |
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
|
$77,810 |
$50,780 |
1,940 |
92 |
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
|
$77,780 |
$48,300 |
490 |
93 |
Temporary Help Services
|
$77,760 |
$43,750 |
13,780 |
94 |
Legal Services
|
$77,760 |
$46,350 |
3,630 |
95 |
Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
|
$77,680 |
$51,720 |
3,130 |
96 |
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
$77,650 |
$46,260 |
1,590 |
97 |
Employment Services
|
$77,640 |
$43,910 |
15,790 |
98 |
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing
|
$77,530 |
$51,470 |
110 |
99 |
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
|
$77,470 |
$58,780 |
120 |
100 |
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities
|
$77,450 |
$49,870 |
3,910 |