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Highest Paying Industries for Grounds Maintenance Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for grounds maintenance 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 $61,760, other general purpose machinery manufacturing is the highest paying industry for grounds maintenance workers. It is followed by postal service (federal government) industry (average annual salary $60,080). 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 grounds maintenance workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Grounds Maintenance Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$61,760	$20,360	40
2	Postal Service (federal government)	$60,080	$58,020	600
3	Transportation and Warehousing	$50,650	$21,220	1,430
4	Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$50,640	$18,640	n/a
5	Federal government, including USPS	$49,570	$36,040	1,730
6	Rail Transportation	$45,900	$21,100	50
7	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$44,610	$34,500	1,130
8	Engineering Services	$42,620	$22,810	80
9	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$41,560	$25,630	1,420
10	Utilities	$40,390	$23,770	1,610
11	Masonry Contractors	$35,500	$23,210	n/a
12	General Rental Centers	$33,660	$18,720	n/a
13	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$33,610	$17,330	160
14	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$33,500	$20,980	30
15	Specialized Design Services	$33,220	$22,950	n/a
16	Logging	$33,090	$21,720	90
17	Forestry and Logging	$33,090	$21,720	90
18	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$32,980	$21,520	n/a
19	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$32,640	$19,290	90
20	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$32,000	$20,560	40
21	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$31,680	$20,540	130
22	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$31,460	$19,240	2,640
23	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$31,350	$18,750	40
24	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$31,220	$19,060	7,130
25	Educational Services - Privately owned	$30,840	$18,940	10,330
26	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$30,760	$18,850	40
27	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$30,730	$17,660	n/a
28	Other Financial Investment Activities	$30,440	$18,810	110
29	Exterminating and Pest Control Services	$30,430	$19,980	3,670
30	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$30,400	$18,520	270
31	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$30,240	$18,700	70
32	Casino Hotels	$30,230	$19,130	1,230
33	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$30,230	$24,130	850
34	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$30,150	$21,480	40
35	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$30,090	$18,470	20,280
36	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$30,090	$21,050	4,730
37	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$30,080	$20,840	3,730
38	Rental and Leasing Services	$30,050	$17,540	320
39	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$30,010	$18,850	100
40	Beverage Manufacturing	$29,980	$18,710	590
41	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$29,920	$18,650	600
42	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$29,910	$18,740	120
43	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$29,900	$18,380	17,510
44	Educational Services - Local government owned	$29,840	$18,490	20,330
45	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$29,830	$18,560	30
46	Hospitals - State government owned	$29,790	$17,610	340
47	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$29,730	$18,350	130
48	Support Activities for Road Transportation	$29,730	$21,660	190
49	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$29,710	$17,810	190
50	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$29,700	$19,340	2,640
51	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$29,700	$17,810	150
52	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$29,660	$19,660	2,040
53	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$29,540	$20,920	40
54	Wholesale Trade	$29,490	$20,360	5,700
55	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$29,490	$19,750	2,990
56	Educational Services	$29,480	$18,630	40,280
57	Hospitals - Privately owned	$29,460	$19,610	2,190
58	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$29,400	$20,510	50
59	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$29,330	$19,550	2,410
60	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$29,230	$19,490	110
61	Support Activities for Transportation	$29,220	$18,880	420
62	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$29,150	$19,250	2,810
63	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$29,140	$18,890	15,630
64	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$29,130	$20,670	50
65	Educational Support Services	$28,840	$18,260	60
66	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$28,790	$21,530	50
67	Technical and Trade Schools	$28,710	$17,110	140
68	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$28,670	$18,920	3,730
69	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$28,510	$18,100	125,990
70	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$28,490	$18,090	n/a
71	Warehousing and Storage	$28,480	$24,310	100
72	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$28,460	$20,550	n/a
73	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$28,410	$23,070	50
74	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$28,280	$17,990	93,710
75	Federal, State, and Local Government	$28,280	$17,990	93,710
76	Offices of Physicians	$28,270	$17,910	220
77	Scientific Research and Development Services	$28,260	$19,180	380
78	Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$28,260	$20,050	410
79	Specialty Trade Contractors	$28,250	$19,690	8,090
80	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$28,240	$18,020	86,310
81	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$28,190	$19,620	90
82	Chemical Manufacturing	$28,160	$20,160	220
83	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$28,100	$19,120	370
84	Other Information Services	$27,920	$17,910	n/a
85	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$27,890	$18,240	180
86	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$27,750	$18,730	8,450
87	Residential Building Construction	$27,740	$19,030	1,930
88	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$27,730	$19,470	4,400
89	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$27,730	$17,710	520
90	Educational Services - State government owned	$27,700	$18,640	9,620
91	Insurance Carriers	$27,670	$18,080	70
92	Repair and Maintenance	$27,640	$17,360	300
93	Other Personal Services	$27,440	$20,060	570
94	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$27,400	$20,780	40
95	Construction	$27,350	$18,750	14,510
96	Building Equipment Contractors	$27,330	$19,530	4,690
97	Construction of Buildings	$27,300	$18,490	2,690
98	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$27,280	$18,890	50
99	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$27,280	$17,930	420
100	Junior colleges - State government owned	$27,270	$18,100	1,010