Rank |
Industry |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Support Activities for Water Transportation
|
$90,740 |
$80,970 |
n/a |
2 |
Support Activities for Transportation
|
$90,560 |
$75,690 |
n/a |
3 |
Federal government, including USPS
|
$83,950 |
$59,920 |
1,020 |
4 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
|
$83,750 |
$59,920 |
1,020 |
5 |
Transportation and Warehousing
|
$82,430 |
$41,940 |
220 |
6 |
Educational Services - Privately owned
|
$75,640 |
$46,240 |
40 |
7 |
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
|
$74,000 |
$47,010 |
170 |
8 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
|
$73,280 |
$45,490 |
30 |
9 |
Residential Building Construction
|
$69,010 |
$48,900 |
160 |
10 |
Support Activities for Mining
|
$68,960 |
$38,100 |
470 |
11 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises
|
$68,860 |
$42,480 |
410 |
12 |
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
|
$67,010 |
$33,870 |
100 |
13 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$66,930 |
$41,570 |
2,160 |
14 |
Scientific Research and Development Services
|
$65,920 |
$41,070 |
240 |
15 |
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
|
$65,440 |
$43,280 |
500 |
16 |
Utilities
|
$65,320 |
$42,240 |
660 |
17 |
State government, including schools and hospitals
|
$64,940 |
$40,440 |
2,290 |
18 |
Testing Laboratories
|
$64,560 |
$35,120 |
120 |
19 |
Natural Gas Distribution
|
$64,560 |
$38,450 |
n/a |
20 |
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
|
$63,780 |
$38,700 |
8,940 |
21 |
Federal, State, and Local Government
|
$63,780 |
$38,700 |
8,940 |
22 |
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
|
$63,500 |
$38,450 |
9,120 |
23 |
Land Subdivision
|
$63,140 |
$31,600 |
90 |
24 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned
|
$62,970 |
$51,200 |
n/a |
25 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools
|
$62,970 |
$51,200 |
n/a |
26 |
Educational Services - Local government owned
|
$62,970 |
$51,200 |
n/a |
27 |
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
|
$62,650 |
$35,270 |
280 |
28 |
Pipeline Transportation
|
$62,550 |
$35,310 |
130 |
29 |
Utility System Construction
|
$61,990 |
$34,060 |
570 |
30 |
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing
|
$61,980 |
$50,990 |
30 |
31 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
|
$61,800 |
$37,670 |
1,750 |
32 |
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
|
$61,620 |
$32,480 |
2,160 |
33 |
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
|
$60,990 |
$31,380 |
1,210 |
34 |
Mining
|
$60,980 |
$38,040 |
1,270 |
35 |
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services
|
$60,030 |
$43,970 |
50 |
36 |
Construction
|
$59,580 |
$32,840 |
3,590 |
37 |
Local government, including schools and hospitals
|
$59,500 |
$35,940 |
5,810 |
38 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$59,460 |
$35,880 |
5,760 |
39 |
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors
|
$59,280 |
$31,730 |
70 |
40 |
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
$59,040 |
$33,960 |
320 |
41 |
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
|
$58,950 |
$40,780 |
40 |
42 |
Construction of Buildings
|
$58,810 |
$34,150 |
1,000 |
43 |
Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
|
$58,730 |
$33,530 |
200 |
44 |
Engineering Services
|
$58,640 |
$34,810 |
17,040 |
45 |
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
|
$58,310 |
$51,550 |
40 |
46 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
|
$58,200 |
$36,340 |
250 |
47 |
Waste Management and Remediation Services
|
$58,110 |
$42,750 |
70 |
48 |
Oil and Gas Extraction
|
$57,970 |
$39,290 |
250 |
49 |
Metal Ore Mining
|
$57,510 |
$44,300 |
160 |
50 |
Employment Services
|
$57,270 |
$28,280 |
480 |
51 |
Mining (except Oil and Gas)
|
$56,930 |
$37,530 |
550 |
52 |
Social Advocacy Organizations
|
$56,800 |
$38,590 |
90 |
53 |
Nonresidential Building Construction
|
$56,760 |
$33,490 |
830 |
54 |
Finance and Insurance
|
$56,450 |
$49,990 |
n/a |
55 |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
$56,190 |
$32,790 |
37,010 |
56 |
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
|
$55,740 |
$34,400 |
120 |
57 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
|
$55,740 |
$32,570 |
34,400 |
58 |
Coal Mining
|
$55,660 |
$35,200 |
360 |
59 |
Building Equipment Contractors
|
$55,490 |
$40,050 |
40 |
60 |
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
|
$55,460 |
$34,110 |
120 |
61 |
Specialty Trade Contractors
|
$55,170 |
$31,410 |
440 |
62 |
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
|
$54,980 |
$30,030 |
670 |
63 |
Manufacturing
|
$54,720 |
$37,980 |
180 |
64 |
Educational Services
|
$54,610 |
$33,710 |
220 |
65 |
Administrative and Support Services
|
$54,290 |
$29,100 |
600 |
66 |
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
|
$54,150 |
$36,810 |
40 |
67 |
Telecommunications
|
$54,150 |
$36,810 |
40 |
68 |
Other Specialty Trade Contractors
|
$54,070 |
$30,380 |
330 |
69 |
Temporary Help Services
|
$52,390 |
$31,690 |
330 |
70 |
Real Estate
|
$51,390 |
$40,730 |
40 |
71 |
Information
|
$51,240 |
$33,870 |
140 |
72 |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
|
$50,860 |
$29,330 |
n/a |
73 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
|
$48,830 |
$32,500 |
170 |
74 |
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
|
$47,730 |
$36,040 |
80 |
75 |
Landscaping Services
|
$47,620 |
$40,670 |
30 |
76 |
Publishing Industries (except Internet)
|
$47,180 |
$33,220 |
90 |
77 |
Services to Buildings and Dwellings
|
$47,090 |
$40,020 |
40 |
78 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned
|
$46,240 |
$31,500 |
140 |
79 |
Educational Services - State government owned
|
$46,240 |
$31,500 |
140 |
80 |
Other Support Services
|
$44,490 |
$27,450 |
50 |
81 |
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
|
$42,770 |
$32,670 |
60 |
82 |
Legal Services
|
$39,400 |
$32,400 |
n/a |