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Highest Paying Industries for Supervisors of Protective Service Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for supervisors of protective service workers (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 $104,430, petroleum and coal products manufacturing is the highest paying industry for supervisors of protective service workers. It is followed by computer systems design and related services industry (average annual salary $84,210). 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 supervisors of protective service workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Supervisors of Protective Service Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$104,430	$55,110	30
2	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$84,210	$43,090	110
3	Telecommunications	$82,470	$36,010	60
4	Postal Service (federal government)	$79,340	$58,340	200
5	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$78,060	$51,640	n/a
6	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$77,730	$28,200	70
7	Rail Transportation	$76,580	$37,770	90
8	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$76,210	$45,930	290
9	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$75,950	$40,130	250
10	Scientific Research and Development Services	$75,410	$40,040	260
11	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$73,500	$42,700	154,110
12	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$73,050	$42,250	156,920
13	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$71,750	$41,940	212,130
14	Federal, State, and Local Government	$71,750	$41,940	212,130
15	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$71,290	$41,610	218,030
16	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$69,190	$45,640	90
17	Utilities	$68,030	$45,380	610
18	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$67,320	$45,070	580
19	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$66,830	$40,910	43,520
20	State government, including schools and hospitals	$66,290	$40,630	46,420
21	Manufacturing	$65,990	$34,850	830
22	Federal government, including USPS	$65,710	$48,290	14,700
23	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$65,620	$48,170	14,500
24	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$64,340	$39,710	40
25	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$63,620	$38,810	2,220
26	Furniture Stores	$63,620	$39,000	30
27	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$63,240	$37,370	690
28	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$62,830	$31,620	80
29	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$62,590	$31,000	120
30	Educational Services - State government owned	$62,530	$38,720	2,430
31	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	$62,460	$38,190	110
32	Mining	$62,460	$40,190	80
33	Depository Credit Intermediation	$61,630	$41,000	190
34	Home Furnishings Stores	$61,420	$37,490	80
35	Ship and Boat Building	$61,340	$36,030	n/a
36	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$60,580	$37,770	4,220
37	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$60,370	$42,440	70
38	Information	$59,990	$36,030	190
39	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$59,450	$37,860	440
40	Finance and Insurance	$59,220	$37,860	510
41	Other Information Services	$59,190	$42,690	50
42	Educational Services	$58,950	$37,170	5,860
43	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$58,600	$35,320	50
44	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$58,470	$36,130	110
45	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$58,390	$38,840	260
46	Transportation and Warehousing	$58,330	$37,910	820
47	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$58,150	$36,490	1,920
48	Educational Services - Privately owned	$57,700	$36,350	2,080
49	Chemical Manufacturing	$57,650	$29,350	130
50	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$57,620	$37,660	640
51	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$57,160	$34,600	40
52	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$57,000	$40,140	60
53	Offices of Physicians	$56,860	$35,820	60
54	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$56,760	$32,370	60
55	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$56,260	$43,810	80
56	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$56,130	$41,240	50
57	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$55,660	$37,040	100
58	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$55,510	$34,850	340
59	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$55,290	$34,820	80
60	Office Administrative Services	$55,270	$27,780	80
61	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$55,130	$35,270	380
62	Educational Services - Local government owned	$55,090	$36,120	1,350
63	Social Advocacy Organizations	$55,060	$35,330	120
64	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$54,700	$40,640	110
65	Engineering Services	$54,680	$40,600	110
66	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$54,670	$30,470	1,190
67	Insurance Carriers	$54,570	$39,400	80
68	Hospitals - State government owned	$54,300	$34,370	460
69	Junior colleges - State government owned	$53,980	$38,330	190
70	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$53,950	$35,000	30
71	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$53,900	$32,340	70
72	Support Activities for Transportation	$53,750	$35,660	130
73	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$53,740	$36,170	100
74	Wholesale Trade	$53,480	$29,680	210
75	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$53,230	$36,240	110
76	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$52,940	$30,660	60
77	Outpatient Care Centers	$52,900	$33,750	70
78	Nonstore Retailers	$51,950	$34,010	60
79	Activities Related to Real Estate	$51,700	$28,600	320
80	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$51,490	$34,010	50
81	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$51,380	$34,610	820
82	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$51,220	$36,350	50
83	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$51,150	$34,720	950
84	Real Estate	$51,110	$27,350	510
85	Air Transportation	$51,090	$27,120	30
86	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$50,980	$32,560	210
87	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$50,670	$27,300	530
88	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$50,650	$28,920	60
89	Lessors of Real Estate	$50,630	$24,380	180
90	Warehousing and Storage	$50,140	$36,570	330
91	Security Systems Services	$49,910	$26,370	220
92	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$49,710	$35,490	120
93	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$49,310	$33,030	3,090
94	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$48,610	$39,900	40
95	Hospitals - Privately owned	$48,590	$32,810	2,360
96	Restaurants and Other Eating Places	$48,500	$33,860	30
97	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$48,380	$32,680	2,280
98	Other Support Services	$48,370	$27,450	1,310
99	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$48,300	$32,670	2,640
100	Health Care and Social Assistance	$48,150	$32,030	3,890