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Highest Paying Industries for Other Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for other food preparation and serving related 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 $28,150, office administrative services is the highest paying industry for other food preparation and serving related workers. It is followed by casino hotels industry (average annual salary $25,360). 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 other food preparation and serving related workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Other Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Office Administrative Services	$28,150	$24,690	n/a
2	Casino Hotels	$25,360	$17,070	23,440
3	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$24,700	$20,500	40
4	Legal Services	$24,130	$17,770	30
5	Scientific Research and Development Services	$23,900	$17,940	40
6	Junior colleges - State government owned	$23,630	$18,510	n/a
7	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$23,260	$17,660	6,610
8	Hospitals - Privately owned	$23,180	$17,640	6,860
9	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$23,140	$17,740	30
10	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$23,110	$17,570	7,240
11	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$23,100	$15,220	190
12	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$23,030	$17,540	7,530
13	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$22,800	$19,370	130
14	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$22,800	$18,840	100
15	Water Transportation	$22,800	$18,840	100
16	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$22,670	$19,120	120
17	Furniture Stores	$22,480	$18,410	110
18	Transportation and Warehousing	$22,180	$17,880	480
19	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$22,150	$16,780	310
20	Facilities Support Services	$22,050	$16,810	700
21	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$21,830	$17,110	2,670
22	Nonstore Retailers	$21,780	$16,870	510
23	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$21,710	$16,610	250
24	Offices of Physicians	$21,570	$16,910	90
25	Finance and Insurance	$21,460	$16,930	100
26	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$21,360	$17,380	40
27	Other Schools and Instruction	$21,360	$17,380	40
28	Vending Machine Operators	$21,250	$16,610	390
29	Outpatient Care Centers	$21,170	$17,250	300
30	Other Residential Care Facilities	$21,160	$17,130	170
31	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$21,060	$17,140	70
32	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$20,720	$16,950	490
33	Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$20,690	$17,300	80
34	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$20,590	$17,540	n/a
35	Traveler Accommodation	$20,500	$16,850	104,260
36	Accommodation	$20,420	$16,840	105,720
37	Technical and Trade Schools	$20,420	$16,750	90
38	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$20,360	$16,750	90
39	Educational Services - Privately owned	$20,350	$16,810	4,310
40	Beverage Manufacturing	$20,340	$17,280	1,160
41	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$20,340	$17,280	1,160
42	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$20,240	$16,820	5,050
43	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$20,110	$16,500	120
44	Consumer Goods Rental	$20,090	$17,020	290
45	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$20,050	$17,110	840
46	Personal Care Services	$20,020	$16,950	60
47	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$19,960	$16,460	160
48	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$19,940	$16,910	740
49	Other Support Services	$19,760	$16,450	150
50	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$19,730	$16,850	40
51	Rental and Leasing Services	$19,730	$17,070	390
52	Educational Services	$19,720	$16,570	22,170
53	Educational Services - Local government owned	$19,690	$16,510	15,350
54	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$19,660	$16,510	15,090
55	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$19,640	$16,890	4,320
56	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$19,600	$16,690	27,610
57	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$19,590	$16,670	30,420
58	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$19,570	$16,500	16,650
59	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$19,520	$16,800	50
60	Special Food Services	$19,510	$16,750	59,910
61	State government, including schools and hospitals	$19,490	$16,480	n/a
62	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation	$19,480	$17,590	230
63	Grocery Stores	$19,480	$16,670	6,470
64	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	$19,470	$16,660	270
65	Health Care and Social Assistance	$19,460	$16,620	43,300
66	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$19,450	$16,800	290
67	Social Assistance	$19,440	$16,700	2,170
68	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$19,430	$16,930	830
69	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water	$19,430	$17,610	200
70	Other General Merchandise Stores	$19,410	$17,880	510
71	Educational Services - State government owned	$19,400	$16,570	2,510
72	Amusement Parks and Arcades	$19,390	$17,100	4,760
73	General Rental Centers	$19,390	$17,110	90
74	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$19,390	$17,280	200
75	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$19,370	$16,570	720
76	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$19,330	$16,440	430
77	General Merchandise Stores	$19,310	$17,220	980
78	Individual and Family Services	$19,280	$16,560	600
79	Other Food Manufacturing	$19,250	$17,060	190
80	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$19,240	$16,750	27,570
81	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$19,240	$16,780	43,860
82	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$19,230	$16,600	19,190
83	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$19,230	$16,450	230
84	Civic and Social Organizations	$19,220	$16,590	5,750
85	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$19,220	$16,770	47,930
86	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$19,210	$16,660	7,710
87	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$19,210	$15,970	70
88	Manufacturing	$19,200	$16,810	4,130
89	Gambling Industries	$19,180	$16,690	11,530
90	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$19,170	$16,950	2,210
91	Department Stores	$19,170	$16,530	470
92	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$19,160	$16,740	8,680
93	Administrative and Support Services	$19,160	$16,550	15,000
94	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$19,160	$16,550	15,000
95	Food and Beverage Stores	$19,160	$16,610	8,050
96	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$19,160	$16,200	80
97	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$19,150	$16,350	2,240
98	Federal, State, and Local Government	$19,150	$16,350	2,240
99	Performing Arts Companies	$19,140	$16,830	1,280
100	Wholesale Trade	$19,120	$17,330	280