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Highest Paying Industries for Environmental Engineering Technicians

The top 66 highest paying industries for environmental 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 $71,320, oil and gas extraction is the highest paying industry for environmental engineering technicians. It is followed by petroleum and coal products manufacturing industry (average annual salary $70,400). 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 environmental engineering technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 66 Highest Paying Industries for Environmental Engineering Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Oil and Gas Extraction	$71,320	$34,800	260
2	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$70,400	$49,350	60
3	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$69,330	$46,500	50
4	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$68,890	$48,990	50
5	Employment Services	$68,320	$35,640	200
6	Temporary Help Services	$67,070	$37,780	n/a
7	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$66,790	$35,400	150
8	Administrative and Support Services	$65,910	$34,210	260
9	Wholesale Trade	$65,190	$35,270	50
10	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$63,530	$35,480	100
11	Utilities	$62,750	$34,150	200
12	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$60,010	$39,730	50
13	Chemical Manufacturing	$59,970	$41,600	260
14	Facilities Support Services	$59,730	$45,850	40
15	Mining	$59,310	$33,780	670
16	Metal Ore Mining	$58,600	$35,680	190
17	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$55,290	$36,950	120
18	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$55,130	$36,590	150
19	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$54,860	$32,350	2,060
20	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$54,820	$39,870	170
21	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$54,790	$32,360	2,070
22	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$53,640	$33,410	400
23	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$53,530	$40,260	110
24	Paper Manufacturing	$53,480	$41,380	40
25	Manufacturing	$53,470	$34,950	1,180
26	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$52,510	$32,960	2,980
27	Federal, State, and Local Government	$52,510	$32,960	2,980
28	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$52,450	$32,940	3,020
29	Coal Mining	$51,700	$34,470	140
30	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$50,460	$24,770	40
31	Engineering Services	$50,370	$31,880	4,190
32	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$50,320	$31,390	30
33	Educational Services - State government owned	$50,320	$31,390	30
34	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$50,310	$29,580	360
35	Scientific Research and Development Services	$50,310	$29,580	360
36	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$49,950	$31,650	700
37	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$48,970	$32,630	n/a
38	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$48,970	$32,630	n/a
39	State government, including schools and hospitals	$48,260	$33,820	940
40	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$48,190	$33,870	900
41	Food Manufacturing	$48,130	$32,200	40
42	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$47,790	$30,360	5,510
43	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$47,190	$29,950	2,000
44	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$47,140	$26,190	70
45	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$46,960	$29,000	50
46	Educational Services	$46,780	$29,360	50
47	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$46,630	$32,370	40
48	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$46,460	$29,970	10,160
49	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$45,770	$32,370	290
50	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$45,460	$29,430	1,740
51	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$44,990	$29,310	4,130
52	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$43,460	$32,130	220
53	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$42,810	$28,530	1,040
54	Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	$40,770	$32,600	130
55	Testing Laboratories	$39,890	$26,300	1,260
56	Specialty Trade Contractors	$39,250	$28,570	120
57	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$38,830	$29,750	n/a
58	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$38,070	$32,150	150
59	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$37,750	$29,680	60
60	Construction	$37,370	$25,900	310
61	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$36,940	$22,500	30
62	Health Care and Social Assistance	$22,430	$18,660	n/a
63	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$22,240	$18,610	n/a
64	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$22,240	$18,610	n/a
65	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$22,080	$18,570	n/a
66	Hospitals - Privately owned	$22,080	$18,570	n/a