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Highest Paying Industries for Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for supervisors of food preparation and serving 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 $66,760, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for supervisors of food preparation and serving workers. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $66,760). 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 food preparation and serving workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$66,760	$55,630	1,880
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$66,760	$55,630	1,880
3	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$51,710	$32,280	50
4	Furniture Stores	$50,940	$35,050	110
5	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land	$49,530	$25,240	50
6	Finance and Insurance	$48,180	$32,020	120
7	Personal Care Services	$47,180	$26,510	n/a
8	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	$46,660	$28,510	180
9	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$46,630	$23,580	n/a
10	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$46,560	$24,210	220
11	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$46,200	$31,810	50
12	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$46,190	$32,930	260
13	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$46,020	$26,540	70
14	Scientific Research and Development Services	$44,550	$24,530	110
15	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$44,460	$21,700	90
16	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$44,290	$23,910	100
17	Water Transportation	$43,540	$22,170	300
18	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$43,180	$22,290	40
19	Sporting Goods Stores	$42,670	$25,250	160
20	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$42,570	$26,740	150
21	Other General Merchandise Stores	$42,510	$22,590	520
22	Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores	$42,340	$24,420	170
23	Casino Hotels	$42,270	$26,950	6,550
24	Technical and Trade Schools	$41,810	$21,900	120
25	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$41,620	$25,560	n/a
26	General Merchandise Stores	$41,610	$24,030	1,180
27	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$41,430	$27,590	490
28	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$41,000	$24,480	370
29	Department Stores	$40,710	$25,170	660
30	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$40,580	$27,510	590
31	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$40,490	$26,120	4,280
32	Transportation and Warehousing	$40,250	$23,030	600
33	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$40,140	$25,140	11,310
34	Federal, State, and Local Government	$40,140	$25,140	11,310
35	Educational Services - State government owned	$40,080	$26,260	2,990
36	Traveler Accommodation	$40,020	$23,490	37,650
37	Accommodation	$39,930	$23,460	38,190
38	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$39,730	$26,400	2,560
39	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$39,610	$23,610	7,060
40	Home Furnishings Stores	$39,530	$25,880	70
41	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$39,510	$20,280	120
42	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$39,340	$22,220	2,630
43	Other Support Services	$39,250	$21,350	150
44	Hospitals - Privately owned	$39,170	$25,700	8,090
45	State government, including schools and hospitals	$39,160	$28,660	8,520
46	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$39,120	$30,030	4,620
47	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$39,110	$22,300	1,340
48	Amusement Parks and Arcades	$39,040	$20,290	1,610
49	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$39,040	$25,760	7,310
50	Wholesale Trade	$39,030	$24,300	450
51	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$38,720	$27,730	480
52	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$38,700	$25,530	780
53	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$38,680	$21,390	290
54	Outpatient Care Centers	$38,660	$25,960	190
55	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$38,520	$22,500	16,660
56	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$38,420	$24,850	420
57	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$38,360	$25,410	10,340
58	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$38,290	$23,890	400
59	Clothing Stores	$38,270	$32,550	n/a
60	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$38,270	$32,550	n/a
61	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$38,200	$25,300	8,970
62	Offices of Physicians	$38,200	$25,620	90
63	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$37,980	$22,330	22,620
64	Home Health Care Services	$37,960	$22,450	110
65	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$37,850	$24,300	390
66	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$37,800	$20,980	740
67	Construction	$37,760	$21,210	50
68	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$37,700	$22,210	24,860
69	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$37,680	$24,610	350
70	Activities Related to Real Estate	$37,650	$20,270	190
71	Rooming and Boarding Houses	$37,370	$24,190	190
72	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$37,290	$21,150	270
73	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$37,200	$25,360	70
74	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$37,140	$23,940	9,500
75	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$37,140	$27,130	90
76	Educational Services - Privately owned	$37,050	$21,570	3,520
77	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation	$36,800	$24,110	230
78	Health Care and Social Assistance	$36,760	$23,630	36,710
79	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$36,580	$23,700	22,500
80	Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores	$36,570	$22,460	430
81	Performing Arts Companies	$36,540	$22,680	380
82	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$36,520	$21,910	720
83	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$36,400	$23,710	11,810
84	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$36,340	$23,010	340
85	Facilities Support Services	$36,310	$21,500	560
86	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$36,170	$24,680	580
87	Gambling Industries	$36,150	$22,590	4,350
88	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$36,040	$21,550	40
89	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$35,980	$22,580	1,000
90	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$35,930	$21,420	1,760
91	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$35,860	$21,470	1,080
92	Personal and Laundry Services	$35,800	$24,920	230
93	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$35,460	$20,840	420
94	Other Personal Services	$35,450	$24,890	160
95	Special Food Services	$35,450	$21,720	48,690
96	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$35,190	$23,040	880
97	Real Estate	$35,110	$21,440	980
98	Spectator Sports	$35,090	$20,100	620
99	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water	$34,910	$24,650	170
100	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$34,890	$20,760	50