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Highest Paying Industries for Business Operations Specialists

The top 100 highest paying industries for business operations specialists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $89,910, other pipeline transportation is the highest paying industry for business operations specialists. It is followed by monetary authorities-central bank industry (average annual salary $88,870). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of business operations specialists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Business Operations Specialists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Other Pipeline Transportation	$89,910	$53,320	150
2	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$88,870	$53,700	1,900
3	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$85,970	$44,420	870
4	Software Publishers	$85,540	$43,630	27,050
5	Natural Gas Distribution	$85,290	$53,870	8,790
6	Satellite Telecommunications	$80,820	$52,230	390
7	Pipeline Transportation	$80,780	$43,560	2,340
8	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$80,700	$47,420	37,090
9	Utilities	$80,360	$49,120	29,760
10	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$80,260	$46,260	18,340
11	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$79,870	$50,600	43,920
12	Telecommunications	$79,820	$46,590	55,870
13	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$79,120	$47,740	13,680
14	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$79,120	$45,860	11,390
15	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$78,800	$47,800	20,440
16	Oil and Gas Extraction	$78,260	$43,950	12,120
17	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$77,820	$44,050	42,530
18	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$77,800	$52,150	399,370
19	Federal government, including USPS	$77,630	$52,150	406,550
20	Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$77,450	$41,480	640
21	Scientific Research and Development Services	$76,990	$43,320	47,190
22	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$76,730	$42,440	1,320
23	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$76,080	$42,110	42,690
24	Information	$75,970	$41,530	148,170
25	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$75,710	$40,500	42,310
26	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$75,610	$40,220	130,850
27	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$75,550	$42,700	4,180
28	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$74,870	$43,720	60,350
29	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$74,410	$46,240	3,310
30	Postal Service (federal government)	$74,370	$55,560	7,180
31	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$74,250	$42,180	16,670
32	Engineering Services	$74,170	$42,490	50,180
33	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$74,120	$36,920	7,120
34	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$74,110	$44,110	24,750
35	Other Telecommunications	$73,850	$39,530	4,720
36	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$73,670	$42,780	68,290
37	Other Investment Pools and Funds	$73,620	$37,210	n/a
38	Other Information Services	$73,580	$38,200	15,180
39	Mining	$73,360	$41,790	21,820
40	Rail Transportation	$73,330	$47,980	3,990
41	Other Financial Investment Activities	$73,290	$39,760	23,150
42	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$72,890	$43,270	5,710
43	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$72,660	$35,060	311,930
44	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$72,580	$41,450	17,850
45	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$72,560	$41,480	62,890
46	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$72,470	$40,650	19,030
47	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$71,940	$36,740	672,200
48	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$71,940	$35,580	8,220
49	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$70,920	$40,730	27,900
50	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$70,330	$41,350	4,760
51	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$70,110	$38,710	26,500
52	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$69,490	$41,690	702,930
53	Federal, State, and Local Government	$69,490	$41,690	702,930
54	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$69,410	$37,130	4,670
55	Chemical Manufacturing	$69,260	$40,290	34,580
56	Testing Laboratories	$69,090	$39,240	4,770
57	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$68,990	$38,000	14,050
58	Support Activities for Mining	$68,990	$39,290	7,270
59	Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$68,810	$41,940	1,190
60	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$68,800	$40,270	2,810
61	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$68,710	$39,980	12,420
62	Securities and Commodity Exchanges	$68,600	$42,480	1,200
63	Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$68,410	$41,500	1,320
64	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$68,330	$40,850	1,770
65	Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	$68,310	$26,670	2,620
66	Metal Ore Mining	$68,300	$47,270	940
67	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$68,110	$40,230	292,270
68	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$68,040	$33,800	1,610
69	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$67,540	$40,110	2,200
70	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$67,520	$39,390	6,240
71	Television Broadcasting	$67,490	$38,610	4,270
72	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$67,480	$37,110	5,820
73	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$67,330	$40,480	844,440
74	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$67,330	$40,560	4,180
75	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$67,310	$39,600	96,220
76	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$67,160	$38,260	16,050
77	Couriers and Messengers	$66,880	$36,780	6,020
78	Water Transportation	$66,720	$39,660	2,530
79	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$66,640	$40,620	2,970
80	Nonresidential Building Construction	$66,300	$37,470	31,150
81	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$66,210	$37,020	35,200
82	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$65,720	$37,740	4,170
83	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$65,710	$37,170	19,560
84	Land Subdivision	$65,700	$34,350	1,690
85	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$65,490	$35,400	3,370
86	Scheduled Air Transportation	$65,430	$39,790	10,420
87	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$65,240	$35,810	8,740
88	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$65,140	$39,740	780
89	Air Transportation	$65,120	$39,650	11,130
90	Manufacturing	$64,980	$38,100	348,400
91	Depository Credit Intermediation	$64,970	$39,390	54,270
92	Finance and Insurance	$64,790	$38,750	481,130
93	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$64,670	$37,750	9,770
94	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$64,630	$36,650	5,880
95	Utility System Construction	$64,620	$37,060	8,250
96	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$64,600	$33,900	39,060
97	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$64,590	$36,320	2,510
98	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$64,460	$39,610	5,350
99	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$64,430	$39,680	3,850
100	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$64,430	$41,310	2,430