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Highest Paying Industries for Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety

The top 100 highest paying industries for industrial engineers, including health and safety (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 $115,490, oil and gas extraction is the highest paying industry for industrial engineers, including health and safety. It is followed by pipeline transportation of crude oil industry (average annual salary $112,520). 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 industrial engineers, including health and safety in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Oil and Gas Extraction	$115,490	$72,250	3,440
2	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$112,520	$61,540	420
3	Other Pipeline Transportation	$110,660	$78,270	60
4	Other Information Services	$110,310	$67,450	200
5	Mining	$108,450	$66,590	4,450
6	Pipeline Transportation	$107,800	$62,030	640
7	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$101,360	$64,290	90
8	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$99,010	$64,070	n/a
9	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$98,570	$55,110	40
10	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$98,290	$57,830	1,680
11	Insurance Carriers	$98,080	$64,750	n/a
12	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$97,790	$71,520	2,010
13	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$95,710	$59,800	160
14	Coal Mining	$94,680	$60,220	120
15	Natural Gas Distribution	$94,300	$62,050	630
16	Federal government, including USPS	$93,660	$67,600	2,350
17	Software Publishers	$93,570	$57,610	430
18	Finance and Insurance	$92,930	$59,560	460
19	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$92,880	$58,580	2,560
20	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$92,760	$61,790	420
21	Support Activities for Mining	$92,680	$50,440	640
22	Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$92,620	$63,500	200
23	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$91,490	$56,850	450
24	Tobacco Manufacturing	$91,390	$53,800	110
25	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$91,220	$56,440	520
26	Information	$91,060	$56,170	1,060
27	Water Transportation	$90,950	$53,490	60
28	Scientific Research and Development Services	$90,580	$58,240	8,040
29	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$90,570	$58,240	8,040
30	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$90,550	$50,820	260
31	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$90,490	$60,770	15,250
32	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$90,210	$59,930	20,980
33	Other Telecommunications	$90,060	$62,070	50
34	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$89,980	$67,060	50
35	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$89,890	$57,590	460
36	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$89,360	$54,760	2,190
37	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$89,290	$47,150	4,860
38	Federal, State, and Local Government	$89,290	$47,150	4,860
39	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$89,150	$51,290	100
40	Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$88,990	$63,090	510
41	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$88,940	$54,200	2,160
42	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$88,700	$57,430	33,250
43	Repair and Maintenance	$88,600	$55,080	600
44	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$87,850	$55,960	3,010
45	Security Systems Services	$87,660	$53,890	50
46	Investigation and Security Services	$87,660	$53,890	50
47	Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	$87,250	$57,430	60
48	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$87,130	$56,020	4,130
49	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$86,940	$53,490	30,750
50	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$86,930	$47,750	5,580
51	Utilities	$86,920	$61,630	2,290
52	Telecommunications	$86,860	$46,280	190
53	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$86,850	$53,640	690
54	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$86,800	$59,340	100
55	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$86,710	$55,310	12,120
56	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$86,660	$55,180	370
57	Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	$86,460	$54,930	410
58	Chemical Manufacturing	$86,370	$53,740	13,330
59	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$86,300	$53,210	290
60	Engineering Services	$85,850	$52,520	12,890
61	Testing Laboratories	$85,840	$54,190	1,580
62	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$85,810	$52,600	14,610
63	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$85,780	$53,100	790
64	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$85,720	$55,690	540
65	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$85,690	$53,980	5,890
66	Scheduled Air Transportation	$85,680	$64,240	n/a
67	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$85,550	$57,930	270
68	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$85,310	$53,200	520
69	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$85,280	$53,610	1,200
70	Nonstore Retailers	$85,240	$48,800	330
71	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$85,070	$62,030	1,650
72	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$85,040	$58,330	n/a
73	Air Transportation	$84,980	$57,880	n/a
74	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$84,810	$46,340	1,120
75	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$84,730	$48,630	330
76	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$84,510	$57,720	180
77	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$84,120	$53,220	130
78	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$84,090	$53,710	12,790
79	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$84,070	$56,510	30
80	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$84,070	$56,510	30
81	Animal Food Manufacturing	$84,070	$51,000	210
82	Rail Transportation	$83,830	$52,490	210
83	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$83,670	$55,670	800
84	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$83,260	$48,020	2,280
85	Paper Manufacturing	$83,150	$51,630	4,480
86	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$83,030	$54,990	2,190
87	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$82,910	$57,500	690
88	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$82,870	$51,620	90
89	Metal Ore Mining	$82,710	$52,810	120
90	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$82,630	$53,360	2,720
91	Beverage Manufacturing	$82,370	$56,160	690
92	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$82,140	$48,940	3,150
93	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$82,000	$54,170	43,330
94	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$81,930	$51,620	160
95	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$81,920	$51,120	4,300
96	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$81,800	$59,270	5,070
97	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$81,560	$56,850	470
98	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$81,530	$53,310	100
99	Other Food Manufacturing	$81,520	$55,670	630
100	Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing	$81,490	$53,370	490