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Highest Paying Industries for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians

The top 100 highest paying industries for electrical and electronics engineering technicians (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 $82,470, newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers is the highest paying industry for electrical and electronics engineering technicians. It is followed by natural gas distribution industry (average annual salary $78,340). 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 electrical and electronics engineering technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$82,470	$50,770	40
2	Natural Gas Distribution	$78,340	$47,250	430
3	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$77,500	$59,800	7,440
4	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$73,640	$49,500	11,450
5	Federal, State, and Local Government	$73,640	$49,500	11,450
6	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$73,150	$50,390	70
7	Oil and Gas Extraction	$72,120	$45,670	310
8	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$71,240	$47,480	360
9	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$68,780	$33,980	40
10	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$68,340	$42,660	70
11	Utilities	$68,310	$44,320	6,430
12	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$67,910	$47,360	1,720
13	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$67,850	$44,170	5,970
14	Security Systems Services	$67,510	$49,920	100
15	Investigation and Security Services	$67,510	$49,920	100
16	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$67,310	$50,600	130
17	Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$67,190	$46,070	810
18	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$67,110	$39,950	1,620
19	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$66,500	$43,630	3,260
20	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$66,380	$43,740	110
21	Metal Ore Mining	$66,310	$44,730	280
22	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$66,120	$43,800	140
23	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$66,060	$43,450	3,450
24	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$66,010	$44,980	310
25	Electronics and Appliance Stores	$65,320	$51,110	70
26	Warehousing and Storage	$65,190	$43,090	60
27	Retail Trade	$64,980	$50,510	70
28	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$64,420	$40,100	150
29	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$64,110	$40,400	160
30	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$64,090	$39,190	30
31	Educational Services - Local government owned	$63,740	$44,650	80
32	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$63,740	$43,750	150
33	Federal government, including USPS	$63,650	$60,470	13,970
34	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$63,640	$50,430	19,140
35	Postal Service (federal government)	$63,640	$60,480	6,530
36	Transportation and Warehousing	$63,630	$58,110	7,660
37	Health Care and Social Assistance	$63,450	$41,510	220
38	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$63,050	$38,380	4,920
39	Scientific Research and Development Services	$63,050	$38,380	4,920
40	Hospitals - Privately owned	$62,920	$39,520	120
41	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$62,810	$39,250	120
42	Other Food Manufacturing	$62,700	$49,950	30
43	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$62,600	$40,590	1,920
44	Telecommunications	$62,280	$40,370	4,560
45	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$61,920	$45,150	n/a
46	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$61,910	$37,520	380
47	Chemical Manufacturing	$61,910	$41,570	1,300
48	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$61,530	$49,760	40
49	Facilities Support Services	$61,180	$31,900	n/a
50	Software Publishers	$61,100	$42,190	110
51	Information	$61,100	$36,670	5,900
52	Pipeline Transportation	$60,800	$40,350	660
53	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$60,730	$38,440	4,020
54	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$60,700	$36,430	290
55	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$60,620	$38,060	2,200
56	Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	$60,410	$41,280	130
57	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$60,400	$44,540	360
58	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$60,280	$39,920	1,080
59	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$60,210	$44,030	50
60	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$60,110	$32,360	210
61	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$60,090	$49,250	50
62	Casino Hotels	$60,080	$44,270	90
63	Traveler Accommodation	$60,080	$44,270	90
64	Accommodation	$60,080	$44,270	90
65	Accommodation and Food Services	$60,080	$44,270	90
66	Mining	$59,850	$35,500	1,430
67	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$59,760	$32,200	210
68	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$59,440	$37,830	5,060
69	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$59,440	$41,320	170
70	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$59,350	$33,190	230
71	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$59,320	$33,520	520
72	Television Broadcasting	$59,280	$34,160	410
73	Radio and Television Broadcasting	$58,390	$33,210	500
74	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$58,380	$32,200	2,990
75	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$58,200	$35,630	1,240
76	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$58,130	$48,750	380
77	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$58,030	$34,330	32,600
78	Telephone Call Centers	$58,020	$41,290	50
79	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$57,980	$38,330	120
80	Business Support Services	$57,930	$41,400	60
81	Paper Manufacturing	$57,920	$42,190	250
82	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$57,910	$35,900	290
83	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$57,820	$37,430	420
84	Administrative and Support Services	$57,790	$31,920	2,850
85	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$57,790	$33,210	1,400
86	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$57,730	$39,350	310
87	Satellite Telecommunications	$57,630	$37,910	210
88	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$57,480	$42,710	40
89	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$57,390	$33,990	2,600
90	Engineering Services	$57,110	$33,920	17,200
91	Wholesale Trade	$56,960	$34,360	7,710
92	Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	$56,950	$32,280	470
93	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$56,900	$49,720	80
94	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$56,800	$33,980	3,360
95	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$56,760	$33,980	20,740
96	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$56,730	$34,080	6,420
97	Ship and Boat Building	$56,570	$45,200	n/a
98	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$56,490	$33,040	240
99	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$56,310	$33,260	60
100	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$56,130	$35,070	36,930