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Highest Paying Industries for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

The top 53 highest paying industries for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation (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 $47,510, utilities is the highest paying industry for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation. It is followed by state government, excluding schools and hospitals (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $40,800). 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 pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 53 Highest Paying Industries for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Utilities	$47,510	$26,720	30
2	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$40,800	$29,360	90
3	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$40,470	$25,800	40
4	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$40,470	$25,800	40
5	Educational Services - Local government owned	$40,060	$25,940	40
6	State government, including schools and hospitals	$37,650	$24,720	n/a
7	Educational Services	$35,930	$24,470	90
8	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$34,750	$31,370	n/a
9	Specialty Trade Contractors	$34,750	$29,190	n/a
10	Construction	$34,740	$27,360	100
11	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$34,730	$21,750	80
12	Health Care and Social Assistance	$34,350	$22,700	60
13	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$33,740	$23,870	50
14	Educational Services - State government owned	$33,480	$21,860	30
15	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$33,110	$23,180	4,000
16	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$33,040	$23,230	3,910
17	Federal, State, and Local Government	$33,040	$23,230	3,910
18	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$32,920	$23,150	n/a
19	Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores	$32,890	$25,900	190
20	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$32,890	$25,900	190
21	Retail Trade	$32,890	$25,900	190
22	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$32,880	$20,720	200
23	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$32,860	$23,170	3,820
24	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$32,680	$20,300	200
25	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$32,660	$20,290	200
26	Manufacturing	$32,570	$22,130	60
27	Exterminating and Pest Control Services	$32,050	$20,620	3,100
28	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$31,510	$17,910	130
29	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$31,420	$23,850	3,010
30	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$31,160	$24,030	3,910
31	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$31,090	$21,510	12,670
32	Wholesale Trade	$31,090	$24,100	4,040
33	Landscaping Services	$31,060	$21,890	9,440
34	Administrative and Support Services	$31,060	$21,490	12,830
35	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$31,060	$21,500	12,830
36	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$30,440	$24,640	810
37	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$29,550	$25,270	100
38	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$29,550	$25,220	100
39	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$29,500	$24,790	120
40	Facilities Support Services	$29,340	$22,810	40
41	Employment Services	$28,690	$20,170	120
42	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$28,120	$20,150	1,870
43	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$28,120	$20,150	1,870
44	Support Activities for Crop Production	$28,100	$20,130	1,850
45	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$27,230	$18,650	50
46	Temporary Help Services	$26,900	$18,090	60
47	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$26,290	$20,450	30
48	Real Estate	$24,560	$17,040	40
49	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$24,560	$17,040	40
50	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$24,200	$20,400	30
51	Traveler Accommodation	$23,940	$20,580	40
52	Accommodation	$23,940	$20,580	40
53	Accommodation and Food Services	$23,940	$20,580	40