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Highest Paying Industries for Audio and Video Equipment Technicians

The top 100 highest paying industries for audio and video equipment 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 $79,940, transportation equipment manufacturing is the highest paying industry for audio and video equipment technicians. It is followed by electric power generation, transmission and distribution industry (average annual salary $72,520). 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 audio and video equipment technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Audio and Video Equipment Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$79,940	$52,350	60
2	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$72,520	$31,070	40
3	Utilities	$71,720	$31,280	40
4	Photographic Services	$61,360	$41,590	120
5	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$61,200	$31,500	40
6	Casino Hotels	$59,690	$43,560	1,580
7	Scientific Research and Development Services	$57,180	$29,000	140
8	Software Publishers	$56,750	$35,190	70
9	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$55,270	$27,790	100
10	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$53,720	$38,140	110
11	Legal Services	$53,240	$18,250	130
12	Traveler Accommodation	$52,900	$27,630	2,870
13	Accommodation	$52,870	$27,620	2,870
14	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$50,860	$31,480	n/a
15	Accommodation and Food Services	$50,690	$26,990	3,320
16	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$50,340	$19,860	200
17	Other Telecommunications	$49,930	$39,550	60
18	Other Support Services	$49,670	$25,860	1,470
19	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$49,560	$24,220	230
20	Telecommunications	$49,410	$25,420	300
21	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$49,130	$22,130	30
22	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$48,340	$29,930	500
23	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$46,950	$26,180	620
24	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$46,570	$26,450	180
25	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$46,500	$26,200	30
26	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$46,290	$21,560	180
27	Manufacturing	$46,240	$27,270	380
28	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$46,230	$30,390	490
29	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$45,470	$28,660	120
30	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$45,090	$23,240	3,080
31	Finance and Insurance	$44,950	$31,860	130
32	Other Information Services	$44,940	$26,560	190
33	Other Schools and Instruction	$44,900	$27,000	120
34	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$44,800	$27,790	1,290
35	Repair and Maintenance	$44,790	$31,170	80
36	Building Equipment Contractors	$44,770	$27,870	1,300
37	Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	$44,660	$31,090	80
38	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$44,570	$23,420	8,670
39	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$44,490	$25,670	2,310
40	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$44,340	$23,330	9,780
41	Social Advocacy Organizations	$44,280	$23,820	60
42	Insurance Carriers	$44,240	$32,740	80
43	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$44,240	$32,740	80
44	Specialty Trade Contractors	$44,210	$28,160	1,380
45	Construction	$44,200	$28,260	1,400
46	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$44,180	$27,430	160
47	Full-Service Restaurants	$43,510	$29,920	n/a
48	Restaurants and Other Eating Places	$43,510	$29,920	n/a
49	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$43,140	$24,540	250
50	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$43,050	$33,800	50
51	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$42,890	$19,750	3,510
52	Administrative and Support Services	$42,860	$19,740	3,500
53	Office Administrative Services	$42,780	$23,020	80
54	Information	$42,680	$20,960	16,090
55	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$42,640	$21,730	80
56	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$42,610	$24,390	1,640
57	Federal, State, and Local Government	$42,610	$24,390	1,640
58	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$42,410	$18,910	110
59	Wholesale Trade	$42,310	$25,820	390
60	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$41,910	$21,610	2,220
61	Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$41,830	$28,770	80
62	Sound Recording Industries	$41,770	$22,670	1,110
63	Consumer Goods Rental	$41,690	$26,530	1,820
64	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$41,550	$23,590	4,070
65	Educational Services - Privately owned	$41,550	$21,640	2,650
66	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$41,530	$31,410	110
67	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$41,310	$21,220	9,220
68	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$41,300	$24,620	370
69	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$41,270	$18,030	70
70	State government, including schools and hospitals	$41,120	$25,670	2,530
71	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$41,080	$23,840	6,430
72	Educational Support Services	$41,080	$18,080	70
73	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$41,060	$22,860	3,900
74	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$41,010	$26,560	30
75	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$41,000	$22,310	1,150
76	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$40,980	$22,880	710
77	Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	$40,950	$22,300	2,520
78	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$40,910	$27,270	400
79	Television Broadcasting	$40,890	$18,980	3,630
80	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$40,680	$24,850	490
81	Educational Services	$40,660	$22,810	7,120
82	Educational Services - Local government owned	$40,480	$22,830	2,440
83	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$40,420	$21,460	10,950
84	Business Support Services	$40,270	$18,800	410
85	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$40,240	$21,750	1,250
86	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$40,230	$25,640	1,740
87	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$40,120	$24,860	50
88	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$39,870	$20,120	1,570
89	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$39,860	$21,710	1,170
90	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$39,690	$24,540	460
91	Educational Services - State government owned	$39,690	$24,620	2,030
92	Hospitals - Privately owned	$39,560	$24,460	470
93	Health Care and Social Assistance	$39,290	$25,200	600
94	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$39,270	$23,080	170
95	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$39,250	$23,580	1,150
96	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$39,230	$22,480	1,120
97	Facilities Support Services	$39,170	$16,550	70
98	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$39,150	$24,310	440
99	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$39,140	$24,500	6,690
100	Food Services and Drinking Places	$38,990	$25,320	440