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Highest Paying Industries for Chemical Technicians

The top 100 highest paying industries for chemical 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 $71,870, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for chemical technicians. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $71,870). 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 chemical technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Chemical Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$71,870	$49,080	60
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$71,870	$49,080	60
3	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$67,850	$40,700	710
4	Utilities	$66,680	$37,280	800
5	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$60,890	$33,300	160
6	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$59,450	$30,890	1,730
7	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$55,160	$39,850	40
8	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$54,490	$41,620	80
9	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$54,410	$23,300	n/a
10	Pipeline Transportation	$54,410	$23,300	n/a
11	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$53,990	$34,880	2,600
12	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$53,750	$34,920	50
13	Oil and Gas Extraction	$53,320	$29,650	80
14	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$52,920	$30,960	160
15	Educational Services - Local government owned	$52,570	$35,410	160
16	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$52,320	$37,390	30
17	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$52,210	$33,230	60
18	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$52,140	$28,310	90
19	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$51,020	$33,680	130
20	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$50,900	$31,520	220
21	Support Activities for Mining	$50,830	$33,940	320
22	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$50,180	$30,310	5,540
23	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$50,130	$31,880	80
24	Transportation and Warehousing	$49,960	$27,090	230
25	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$49,860	$31,630	1,560
26	Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing	$49,440	$39,910	30
27	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$49,220	$26,170	80
28	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$49,050	$32,070	250
29	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$48,970	$30,310	170
30	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$48,910	$32,260	1,620
31	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$48,600	$32,120	1,450
32	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$48,580	$28,630	70
33	Hospitals - Privately owned	$48,580	$28,630	70
34	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$48,420	$27,510	360
35	Metal Ore Mining	$48,420	$33,490	860
36	Mining	$48,370	$32,820	1,630
37	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$48,240	$32,460	110
38	Machinery Manufacturing	$48,220	$32,340	360
39	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$48,060	$25,610	230
40	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$48,050	$31,790	580
41	Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$48,020	$21,590	n/a
42	Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$48,020	$21,590	n/a
43	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$47,990	$29,240	110
44	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$47,930	$27,750	6,990
45	Scientific Research and Development Services	$47,900	$27,750	7,000
46	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$47,780	$29,310	80
47	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$47,780	$32,720	1,230
48	Chemical Manufacturing	$47,550	$29,750	19,540
49	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$47,510	$29,200	80
50	Support Activities for Transportation	$47,370	$31,500	130
51	Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	$47,230	$30,810	60
52	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$46,970	$30,760	1,890
53	Manufacturing	$46,960	$29,460	26,710
54	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$46,750	$39,540	40
55	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$46,690	$32,550	340
56	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$46,660	$33,700	100
57	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$46,610	$39,220	80
58	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$46,510	$32,080	100
59	Paper Manufacturing	$46,380	$33,140	260
60	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$46,380	$29,780	230
61	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$46,180	$32,790	160
62	Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing	$46,150	$30,310	1,720
63	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$45,970	$32,640	280
64	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$45,850	$30,520	1,900
65	Federal, State, and Local Government	$45,850	$30,520	1,900
66	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$45,650	$27,380	570
67	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$45,420	$25,280	n/a
68	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$45,310	$34,520	90
69	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$45,270	$28,840	5,560
70	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$45,230	$27,940	70
71	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$45,130	$27,510	400
72	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$44,910	$31,430	180
73	Other Food Manufacturing	$44,810	$28,850	340
74	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$44,360	$28,280	380
75	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$44,270	$22,960	40
76	Food Manufacturing	$44,090	$28,810	590
77	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$44,000	$27,720	3,400
78	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$43,710	$27,360	100
79	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$43,620	$30,490	50
80	Wholesale Trade	$43,110	$27,700	2,160
81	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$42,770	$26,590	380
82	Engineering Services	$42,470	$27,010	1,590
83	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$42,250	$27,770	1,690
84	Beverage Manufacturing	$42,250	$29,400	120
85	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$42,160	$28,160	410
86	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$42,030	$28,400	1,160
87	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$41,990	$28,240	1,150
88	Educational Services - Privately owned	$41,980	$28,120	1,160
89	Educational Services	$41,860	$25,910	2,650
90	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$41,760	$28,340	580
91	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$41,660	$25,860	2,540
92	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$41,620	$25,940	30
93	Specialty Trade Contractors	$41,440	$33,790	80
94	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$41,360	$26,350	1,650
95	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$41,220	$26,690	170
96	Construction	$40,740	$29,780	120
97	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$40,660	$29,010	160
98	Educational Services - State government owned	$40,470	$22,430	1,340
99	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$40,440	$22,410	1,310
100	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$40,180	$25,530	23,150