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Highest Paying Industries for Surveyors

The top 58 highest paying industries for surveyors (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 $90,740, support activities for water transportation is the highest paying industry for surveyors. It is followed by support activities for transportation industry (average annual salary $90,740). 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 surveyors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 58 Highest Paying Industries for Surveyors

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	$90,740	$80,970	n/a
3	Transportation and Warehousing	$85,130	$39,720	150
4	Federal government, including USPS	$81,090	$57,970	410
5	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$81,090	$57,970	410
6	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$72,670	$47,750	40
7	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$72,560	$41,820	1,620
8	State government, including schools and hospitals	$71,870	$41,030	1,650
9	Scientific Research and Development Services	$70,140	$40,450	50
10	Support Activities for Mining	$69,780	$37,870	420
11	Residential Building Construction	$68,900	$48,810	160
12	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$68,310	$32,400	200
13	Testing Laboratories	$67,960	$28,620	30
14	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$66,650	$42,990	310
15	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$65,790	$36,690	4,720
16	Federal, State, and Local Government	$65,790	$36,690	4,720
17	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$65,710	$36,370	4,750
18	Utilities	$65,540	$40,090	420
19	Land Subdivision	$63,140	$31,600	90
20	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$62,650	$35,270	280
21	Utility System Construction	$62,080	$34,040	570
22	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$61,640	$32,470	2,160
23	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$60,990	$31,380	1,210
24	Mining	$60,670	$37,570	1,140
25	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$60,100	$32,940	2,700
26	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$60,100	$32,930	2,690
27	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$59,730	$29,340	150
28	Construction	$59,570	$32,840	3,590
29	Natural Gas Distribution	$59,500	$34,520	100
30	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$59,280	$31,730	70
31	Construction of Buildings	$58,750	$34,130	990
32	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$58,730	$33,530	200
33	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$58,310	$51,550	40
34	Engineering Services	$58,050	$34,150	15,300
35	Metal Ore Mining	$57,510	$44,300	160
36	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$57,010	$37,840	550
37	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$56,790	$18,810	n/a
38	Nonresidential Building Construction	$56,760	$33,490	830
39	Finance and Insurance	$56,520	$50,370	n/a
40	Oil and Gas Extraction	$56,120	$35,720	170
41	Coal Mining	$55,820	$35,490	360
42	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$55,510	$27,970	n/a
43	Building Equipment Contractors	$55,490	$40,050	40
44	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$55,310	$32,280	30,450
45	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$55,310	$32,210	31,030
46	Specialty Trade Contractors	$55,170	$31,410	440
47	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$54,490	$28,250	330
48	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$54,070	$30,380	330
49	Manufacturing	$53,300	$37,090	130
50	Pipeline Transportation	$50,500	$27,450	70
51	Temporary Help Services	$49,180	$29,720	270
52	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$48,560	$26,760	420
53	Employment Services	$48,230	$26,080	330
54	Administrative and Support Services	$47,310	$26,400	390
55	Other Support Services	$44,490	$27,450	50
56	Legal Services	$39,840	$32,420	n/a
57	Educational Services	$37,790	$23,480	40
58	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$37,100	$23,280	30