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Highest Paying Industries for Protective Service Workers, All Other

The top 100 highest paying industries for protective service workers, all other (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 $76,370, postal service (federal government) is the highest paying industry for protective service workers, all other. It is followed by aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry (average annual salary $74,070). 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 protective service workers, all other in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Protective Service Workers, All Other

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Postal Service (federal government)	$76,370	$62,790	180
2	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$74,070	$31,650	170
3	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$67,330	$27,690	300
4	Scientific Research and Development Services	$67,330	$27,690	300
5	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$66,910	$31,700	220
6	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$58,260	$31,350	250
7	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$53,800	$19,980	30
8	Lessors of Real Estate	$51,180	$22,760	140
9	Federal government, including USPS	$47,370	$31,620	4,620
10	Manufacturing	$46,900	$25,510	460
11	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$46,750	$27,560	170
12	Junior colleges - State government owned	$45,360	$24,890	90
13	Finance and Insurance	$44,830	$22,710	300
14	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$44,810	$21,930	890
15	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$44,620	$22,220	100
16	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$44,410	$31,620	4,440
17	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$44,060	$26,890	80
18	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$44,060	$26,890	80
19	Depository Credit Intermediation	$43,060	$25,800	130
20	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$41,700	$23,370	60
21	Spectator Sports	$41,650	$22,260	620
22	Construction	$41,530	$23,020	60
23	Facilities Support Services	$41,440	$17,970	350
24	Real Estate	$41,390	$20,480	250
25	Warehousing and Storage	$41,300	$30,860	1,920
26	Gambling Industries	$41,280	$23,340	n/a
27	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$41,120	$21,880	610
28	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$41,070	$22,290	710
29	Ship and Boat Building	$40,700	$31,730	60
30	Chemical Manufacturing	$40,160	$25,120	n/a
31	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$40,100	$19,770	260
32	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$39,230	$21,660	110
33	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$38,500	$21,190	140
34	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$37,960	$21,450	210
35	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$37,660	$21,290	200
36	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$37,530	$22,000	740
37	Employment Services	$37,440	$17,950	940
38	Temporary Help Services	$37,220	$17,610	800
39	Hospitals - Privately owned	$37,200	$20,560	210
40	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$36,900	$22,880	28,980
41	Federal, State, and Local Government	$36,900	$22,880	28,980
42	Civic and Social Organizations	$36,800	$22,250	350
43	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$36,530	$23,530	430
44	Offices of Physicians	$36,430	$22,840	30
45	Hospitals - State government owned	$36,380	$31,520	210
46	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$36,270	$31,450	200
47	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$36,270	$21,220	1,950
48	Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services	$36,270	$21,720	n/a
49	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$36,250	$31,530	200
50	Wholesale Trade	$36,180	$20,660	190
51	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$36,130	$20,380	17,610
52	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$35,960	$19,100	3,890
53	Traveler Accommodation	$35,470	$18,780	420
54	State government, including schools and hospitals	$35,290	$26,130	8,410
55	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$35,290	$26,160	6,930
56	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$35,090	$18,740	400
57	Engineering Services	$35,030	$18,730	400
58	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$34,940	$20,480	1,150
59	Educational Services - State government owned	$34,850	$20,620	1,280
60	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	$34,740	$22,690	30
61	Casino Hotels	$34,480	$17,270	140
62	Accommodation	$34,030	$18,160	500
63	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$33,720	$20,720	1,020
64	Administrative and Support Services	$33,350	$19,760	4,560
65	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$33,340	$19,770	4,570
66	Office Administrative Services	$32,790	$18,380	30
67	Investigation and Security Services	$32,720	$20,870	2,940
68	Accommodation and Food Services	$32,480	$17,700	640
69	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$32,380	$18,930	n/a
70	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$31,850	$19,680	40
71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$31,330	$18,200	2,190
72	Other Schools and Instruction	$31,260	$16,260	30
73	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$30,950	$18,720	800
74	Activities Related to Real Estate	$30,890	$19,910	110
75	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$30,400	$18,120	62,080
76	Security Systems Services	$30,290	$20,510	1,790
77	Social Advocacy Organizations	$30,260	$18,400	n/a
78	Educational Services - Privately owned	$30,060	$18,890	2,980
79	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$29,780	$17,420	810
80	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$29,760	$19,590	320
81	Grocery Stores	$29,700	$20,100	210
82	Food and Beverage Stores	$29,700	$20,100	210
83	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$29,040	$20,660	120
84	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$28,990	$18,940	1,630
85	Educational Support Services	$28,750	$18,870	1,680
86	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$28,740	$17,580	1,110
87	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$28,660	$21,390	220
88	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	$28,100	$20,880	30
89	Health and Personal Care Stores	$28,100	$20,880	30
90	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$27,860	$20,550	60
91	Outpatient Care Centers	$27,860	$20,550	60
92	Information	$27,630	$17,710	330
93	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$27,470	$17,760	49,050
94	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$27,280	$18,980	330
95	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$26,720	$18,720	450
96	Department Stores	$26,320	$20,370	n/a
97	Other Residential Care Facilities	$26,130	$20,890	80
98	Food Services and Drinking Places	$25,930	$16,620	130
99	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$25,790	$17,020	n/a
100	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$25,560	$17,630	540