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Highest Paying Industries for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians

The top 73 highest paying industries for environmental science and protection 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 $76,180, pipeline transportation is the highest paying industry for environmental science and protection technicians. It is followed by electric power generation, transmission and distribution industry (average annual salary $75,500). 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 science and protection technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 73 Highest Paying Industries for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Pipeline Transportation	$76,180	$27,710	40
2	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$75,500	$43,920	500
3	Utilities	$71,470	$36,220	630
4	Offices of Physicians	$67,930	$39,580	n/a
5	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$66,590	$35,060	160
6	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$66,230	$35,230	40
7	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$65,970	$37,490	90
8	Chemical Manufacturing	$65,760	$34,960	140
9	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$65,400	$36,200	720
10	Nonresidential Building Construction	$65,330	$38,590	n/a
11	Transportation and Warehousing	$63,790	$28,810	60
12	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$63,460	$33,610	40
13	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$62,600	$34,170	1,310
14	Hospitals - State government owned	$59,340	$31,010	50
15	Oil and Gas Extraction	$58,000	$39,950	190
16	Wholesale Trade	$56,880	$33,530	100
17	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$56,870	$33,790	n/a
18	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$55,530	$31,550	560
19	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$53,510	$31,090	n/a
20	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$53,130	$32,880	90
21	Manufacturing	$52,370	$31,900	500
22	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$52,300	$35,000	n/a
23	Machinery Manufacturing	$52,100	$30,370	30
24	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$51,420	$35,100	n/a
25	Natural Gas Distribution	$50,480	$27,850	50
26	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$49,770	$28,280	100
27	Federal government, including USPS	$47,910	$38,780	230
28	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$47,910	$38,780	230
29	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$47,650	$22,820	470
30	Waste Collection	$47,640	$35,430	30
31	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$47,590	$22,810	470
32	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$47,240	$31,810	60
33	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$47,130	$34,030	420
34	Metal Ore Mining	$47,020	$34,600	40
35	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$46,990	$32,250	40
36	Social Advocacy Organizations	$46,700	$22,450	440
37	Educational Services - Privately owned	$46,560	$32,310	440
38	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$45,590	$28,160	6,030
39	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$45,430	$27,710	6,140
40	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$45,190	$32,830	80
41	Mining	$44,680	$32,310	470
42	Specialty Trade Contractors	$44,660	$30,960	n/a
43	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$44,480	$29,150	1,150
44	Temporary Help Services	$44,290	$30,810	620
45	Educational Services	$44,220	$28,730	1,190
46	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$43,840	$28,710	9,020
47	Federal, State, and Local Government	$43,840	$28,710	9,020
48	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$43,660	$28,280	9,900
49	Employment Services	$43,490	$28,120	750
50	Engineering Services	$43,390	$27,230	2,320
51	Administrative and Support Services	$42,970	$27,500	810
52	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$42,400	$26,710	730
53	Educational Services - State government owned	$42,400	$26,710	730
54	Food Manufacturing	$41,080	$22,080	30
55	Scientific Research and Development Services	$40,950	$25,060	1,130
56	Social Assistance	$40,930	$26,700	n/a
57	State government, including schools and hospitals	$40,750	$29,100	3,540
58	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$40,550	$26,930	9,200
59	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$40,080	$24,780	1,060
60	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$40,070	$29,590	2,760
61	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$39,880	$26,800	60
62	Paper Manufacturing	$39,880	$26,800	60
63	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$39,750	$26,170	17,050
64	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$38,490	$25,470	6,630
65	Support Activities for Mining	$37,550	$31,000	n/a
66	Testing Laboratories	$36,840	$25,090	4,240
67	Health Care and Social Assistance	$33,040	$21,290	1,820
68	Hospitals - Privately owned	$31,470	$21,100	1,470
69	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$31,400	$21,000	1,600
70	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$30,050	$20,670	1,130
71	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$30,030	$20,590	1,250
72	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$23,840	$19,140	80
73	Hospitals - Local government owned	$23,840	$19,140	80