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Highest Paying Industries for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food

The top 100 highest paying industries for combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food (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 $48,390, rail transportation is the highest paying industry for combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food. It is followed by elementary and secondary schools - state government owned industry (average annual salary $34,210). 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 combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Rail Transportation	$48,390	$21,190	170
2	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$34,210	$22,440	410
3	Federal government, including USPS	$31,340	$20,840	8,050
4	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$31,340	$20,840	8,050
5	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$29,250	$21,510	440
6	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$27,270	$18,560	18,400
7	Federal, State, and Local Government	$27,270	$18,560	18,400
8	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$26,640	$17,570	1,150
9	Hospitals - State government owned	$26,580	$17,740	1,830
10	Junior colleges - State government owned	$26,370	$17,250	320
11	Legal Services	$25,860	$16,740	40
12	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$25,770	$19,270	3,440
13	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$25,490	$17,380	1,380
14	Insurance Carriers	$24,970	$18,360	100
15	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$24,030	$16,980	610
16	Other General Merchandise Stores	$24,020	$17,340	12,980
17	Other Schools and Instruction	$23,980	$16,990	610
18	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$23,940	$18,410	100
19	Finance and Insurance	$23,900	$18,340	120
20	State government, including schools and hospitals	$23,870	$17,320	12,330
21	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$23,860	$17,870	270
22	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$23,610	$17,320	6,910
23	Air Transportation	$23,500	$17,740	50
24	Scheduled Air Transportation	$23,370	$17,920	40
25	Furniture Stores	$23,040	$18,740	540
26	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$22,640	$16,810	1,270
27	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$22,530	$17,200	13,450
28	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$22,480	$17,410	630
29	Offices of Physicians	$22,470	$17,600	350
30	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$22,440	$16,990	520
31	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$22,390	$16,740	30
32	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$22,320	$17,190	11,550
33	Hospitals - Privately owned	$22,220	$17,220	10,370
34	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$22,210	$17,220	9,860
35	Outpatient Care Centers	$22,200	$17,260	250
36	Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	$22,150	$18,720	n/a
37	Water Transportation	$21,980	$17,270	70
38	Educational Services - State government owned	$21,940	$16,970	7,060
39	Oil and Gas Extraction	$21,730	$16,270	40
40	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$21,630	$16,660	910
41	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$21,490	$16,650	1,250
42	Hospitals - Local government owned	$21,490	$16,650	1,250
43	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$21,480	$16,820	169,500
44	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$21,480	$17,290	330
45	Sporting Goods Stores	$21,270	$16,990	330
46	Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores	$21,270	$16,980	340
47	Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$21,260	$16,590	120
48	Social Advocacy Organizations	$21,140	$16,610	80
49	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$21,060	$17,270	70
50	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$21,010	$16,740	149,120
51	Personal and Laundry Services	$20,950	$16,790	310
52	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$20,930	$16,920	6,330
53	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$20,910	$16,710	138,630
54	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	$20,910	$17,340	1,090
55	Educational Services - Local government owned	$20,900	$16,710	139,330
56	Educational Services	$20,900	$16,730	155,270
57	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$20,890	$16,720	143,730
58	Grocery Stores	$20,870	$16,940	119,640
59	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$20,850	$16,900	9,860
60	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$20,820	$17,050	230
61	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$20,780	$16,760	n/a
62	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$20,740	$17,040	330
63	Mining	$20,720	$16,200	60
64	Technical and Trade Schools	$20,660	$16,830	130
65	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$20,590	$16,840	3,450
66	Transportation and Warehousing	$20,570	$16,800	720
67	Religious Organizations	$20,540	$16,850	200
68	Facilities Support Services	$20,500	$17,140	920
69	Food and Beverage Stores	$20,490	$16,920	137,970
70	Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores	$20,480	$17,260	590
71	Health Care and Social Assistance	$20,430	$16,760	46,600
72	General Merchandise Stores	$20,380	$16,770	30,290
73	Educational Services - Privately owned	$20,320	$16,850	8,880
74	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$20,260	$16,800	110
75	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$20,200	$16,600	250
76	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$20,100	$17,020	160
77	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$20,080	$16,790	780
78	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$20,060	$16,890	800
79	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$19,940	$16,670	17,030
80	Lessors of Real Estate	$19,880	$16,670	1,480
81	Retail Trade	$19,760	$16,740	210,200
82	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$19,710	$16,850	4,690
83	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$19,700	$17,000	60
84	Health and Personal Care Stores	$19,670	$16,400	1,210
85	Gambling Industries	$19,590	$16,820	1,820
86	Rooming and Boarding Houses	$19,580	$16,470	140
87	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$19,570	$16,660	27,360
88	Other Residential Care Facilities	$19,530	$16,530	240
89	Beverage Manufacturing	$19,500	$17,310	330
90	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$19,500	$17,310	330
91	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$19,470	$16,700	460
92	Real Estate	$19,470	$16,760	2,040
93	Activities Related to Real Estate	$19,440	$17,000	260
94	Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores	$19,420	$16,520	1,050
95	Social Assistance	$19,400	$16,580	5,150
96	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$19,400	$16,670	2,230
97	Traveler Accommodation	$19,380	$16,620	15,370
98	Casino Hotels	$19,370	$16,520	1,520
99	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$19,370	$16,900	100
100	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	$19,370	$16,140	610