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Highest Paying Industries for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

The top 100 highest paying industries for food preparation and serving related 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 $41,550, rail transportation is the highest paying industry for food preparation and serving related workers, all other. It is followed by transportation and warehousing industry (average annual salary $36,160). 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 food preparation and serving related workers, all other in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Rail Transportation	$41,550	$18,190	n/a
2	Transportation and Warehousing	$36,160	$17,950	90
3	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$31,090	$17,960	580
4	Amusement Parks and Arcades	$30,810	$18,070	n/a
5	Gasoline Stations	$28,750	$17,030	450
6	Educational Services - Privately owned	$28,230	$17,830	670
7	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,760	$20,150	2,070
8	Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,720	$20,140	2,080
9	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$27,670	$20,100	2,120
10	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$27,630	$20,080	2,140
11	Casino Hotels	$26,300	$17,620	2,510
12	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$26,290	$17,440	90
13	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$25,440	$17,900	1,550
14	Educational Services - Local government owned	$25,430	$17,930	1,630
15	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$24,840	$17,820	1,650
16	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$24,710	$20,160	n/a
17	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$24,700	$20,500	40
18	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$24,150	$19,960	n/a
19	Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	$23,970	$16,580	190
20	Traveler Accommodation	$23,950	$17,390	5,420
21	Accommodation	$23,950	$17,400	5,460
22	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$23,880	$17,960	2,720
23	Educational Services	$23,860	$17,750	2,800
24	Wholesale Trade	$23,640	$19,660	50
25	Health Care and Social Assistance	$23,610	$17,700	4,640
26	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$23,560	$19,640	50
27	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$23,550	$16,880	340
28	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$23,500	$17,890	50
29	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$23,340	$17,210	160
30	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$23,290	$20,120	60
31	Food Manufacturing	$23,290	$18,320	n/a
32	Grocery Stores	$23,200	$17,290	1,050
33	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$23,180	$17,650	510
34	Federal, State, and Local Government	$23,180	$17,650	510
35	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$23,090	$17,820	3,330
36	Manufacturing	$23,010	$18,420	130
37	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$22,960	$17,530	1,040
38	Vending Machine Operators	$22,940	$16,680	320
39	Outpatient Care Centers	$22,900	$17,760	n/a
40	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$22,840	$17,720	2,040
41	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$22,760	$17,660	260
42	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$22,660	$17,920	60
43	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$22,570	$17,180	480
44	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$22,540	$17,700	2,230
45	Special Food Services	$22,440	$17,380	3,730
46	Nonstore Retailers	$22,420	$16,770	340
47	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$22,380	$17,480	890
48	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$22,350	$19,870	30
49	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$22,320	$17,460	420
50	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$22,020	$18,050	n/a
51	Administrative and Support Services	$22,000	$17,320	1,890
52	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$22,000	$17,320	1,890
53	Other Residential Care Facilities	$21,950	$17,340	60
54	Gambling Industries	$21,710	$17,780	n/a
55	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$21,300	$17,450	70
56	Civic and Social Organizations	$21,270	$17,290	460
57	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$20,660	$17,110	1,620
58	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$20,250	$16,500	90
59	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$20,150	$17,110	590
60	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$20,040	$17,080	600
61	Social Assistance	$19,990	$16,880	630
62	Employment Services	$19,990	$17,120	1,480
63	State government, including schools and hospitals	$19,960	$17,020	560
64	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$19,870	$17,070	1,050
65	Beverage Manufacturing	$19,870	$18,290	50
66	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$19,870	$18,290	50
67	Retail Trade	$19,860	$17,170	3,120
68	Individual and Family Services	$19,810	$17,310	190
69	Full-Service Restaurants	$19,790	$16,890	10,440
70	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$19,690	$16,890	30
71	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$19,630	$17,170	450
72	Accommodation and Food Services	$19,600	$16,540	28,980
73	Food and Beverage Stores	$19,540	$17,060	1,350
74	General Merchandise Stores	$19,530	$17,970	480
75	Other General Merchandise Stores	$19,510	$17,990	470
76	Educational Services - State government owned	$19,480	$16,850	500
77	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$19,450	$18,050	n/a
78	Temporary Help Services	$19,390	$16,730	740
79	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$19,380	$17,060	50
80	Performing Arts Companies	$19,380	$17,060	50
81	Food Services and Drinking Places	$19,180	$16,410	23,520
82	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$19,180	$17,030	n/a
83	Lessors of Real Estate	$19,080	$16,290	n/a
84	Restaurants and Other Eating Places	$18,950	$16,260	19,600
85	Real Estate	$18,940	$16,500	290
86	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$18,940	$16,500	290
87	Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$18,870	$17,080	450
88	Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores	$18,850	$17,080	420
89	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$18,540	$16,890	40
90	Child Day Care Services	$18,330	$16,570	n/a
91	Specialty Food Stores	$18,280	$16,150	300
92	Religious Organizations	$18,270	$16,240	60