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Highest Paying Industries for Communications Equipment Operators

The top 100 highest paying industries for communications equipment operators (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 $53,060, other professional, scientific, and technical services is the highest paying industry for communications equipment operators. It is followed by wired telecommunications carriers industry (average annual salary $42,960). 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 communications equipment operators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Communications Equipment Operators

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$53,060	$22,940	n/a
2	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$42,960	$20,320	2,580
3	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$41,460	$25,880	110
4	Federal government, including USPS	$36,740	$29,210	1,020
5	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$36,470	$24,350	170
6	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$36,320	$29,200	990
7	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$35,830	$25,010	370
8	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$35,730	$25,220	510
9	Mining	$35,360	$23,630	30
10	Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	$35,310	$21,160	30
11	Other Financial Investment Activities	$35,180	$25,250	200
12	Utilities	$35,010	$21,180	80
13	Telecommunications	$34,950	$18,710	3,660
14	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$34,870	$21,040	80
15	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$34,700	$21,430	30
16	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$34,590	$25,840	30
17	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$34,270	$22,800	6,980
18	Federal, State, and Local Government	$34,270	$22,800	6,980
19	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$33,850	$21,880	4,950
20	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$33,720	$22,990	1,040
21	Travel Agencies	$33,670	$25,870	50
22	Other Personal Services	$33,620	$17,090	n/a
23	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$33,420	$21,890	7,020
24	Insurance Carriers	$33,130	$23,000	1,130
25	Legal Services	$32,910	$22,430	2,310
26	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$32,150	$17,570	50
27	Information	$32,040	$18,660	4,610
28	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$31,880	$21,500	400
29	Testing Laboratories	$31,850	$22,150	80
30	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$31,780	$21,930	30
31	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$31,700	$21,330	370
32	Casino Hotels	$31,650	$19,310	1,280
33	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$31,580	$20,470	460
34	Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	$31,560	$20,780	n/a
35	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$31,530	$20,730	660
36	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	$31,460	$21,540	50
37	State government, including schools and hospitals	$31,440	$21,640	2,210
38	Software Publishers	$31,410	$20,600	80
39	Home Furnishings Stores	$31,240	$19,510	70
40	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$31,130	$20,700	11,390
41	Machinery Manufacturing	$31,070	$22,280	60
42	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$31,030	$21,960	2,380
43	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$30,880	$20,360	170
44	Other Insurance Related Activities	$30,800	$22,110	410
45	Educational Services - State government owned	$30,750	$20,640	590
46	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$30,750	$21,950	440
47	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$30,710	$20,570	1,340
48	Civic and Social Organizations	$30,660	$19,750	420
49	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$30,650	$19,660	110
50	Engineering Services	$30,480	$20,460	430
51	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$30,380	$21,360	580
52	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$30,260	$22,960	70
53	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$30,160	$21,780	30
54	Other Information Services	$30,150	$21,550	70
55	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$30,140	$20,230	8,160
56	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$30,060	$20,890	200
57	Performing Arts Companies	$30,020	$21,090	70
58	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$29,960	$20,530	850
59	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$29,950	$22,310	380
60	Educational Services - Privately owned	$29,890	$20,320	880
61	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$29,880	$22,340	150
62	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$29,780	$21,130	1,250
63	Specialty Trade Contractors	$29,770	$20,220	70
64	Educational Services	$29,720	$20,030	2,000
65	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$29,600	$20,050	130
66	Social Advocacy Organizations	$29,560	$19,910	190
67	Building Equipment Contractors	$29,560	$19,930	70
68	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$29,510	$25,380	30
69	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$29,370	$21,720	50
70	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$29,360	$20,670	840
71	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$29,280	$20,460	120
72	Finance and Insurance	$29,270	$20,700	5,490
73	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$29,110	$18,470	1,420
74	Clothing Stores	$29,100	$16,860	n/a
75	Hospitals - State government owned	$29,010	$20,290	580
76	Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services	$29,010	$20,960	450
77	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$29,000	$21,120	500
78	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$28,880	$19,060	50
79	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$28,830	$20,210	230
80	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$28,810	$20,730	150
81	Urban Transit Systems	$28,790	$19,870	100
82	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$28,770	$20,110	200
83	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$28,750	$19,840	340
84	Facilities Support Services	$28,750	$18,860	70
85	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$28,720	$20,320	80
86	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$28,670	$18,490	n/a
87	Landscaping Services	$28,640	$24,510	50
88	Wholesale Trade	$28,610	$20,360	2,940
89	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$28,520	$20,150	370
90	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$28,520	$20,290	n/a
91	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$28,510	$21,040	50
92	Junior colleges - State government owned	$28,510	$20,860	120
93	Textile Mills	$28,480	$20,650	40
94	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$28,470	$20,940	500
95	Accommodation and Food Services	$28,440	$19,090	6,770
96	Traveler Accommodation	$28,430	$19,080	6,730
97	Accommodation	$28,430	$19,090	6,750
98	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$28,390	$20,590	290
99	General Freight Trucking	$28,260	$20,510	230
100	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$28,240	$21,170	140