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Highest Paying Industries for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

The top 100 highest paying industries for switchboard operators, including answering service (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 $41,460, labor unions and similar labor organizations is the highest paying industry for switchboard operators, including answering service. It is followed by securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage industry (average annual salary $36,020). 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 switchboard operators, including answering service in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$41,460	$25,880	110
2	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$36,020	$24,150	170
3	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$35,610	$24,960	360
4	Other Financial Investment Activities	$35,180	$25,250	200
5	Utilities	$33,860	$19,990	60
6	Travel Agencies	$33,670	$25,870	50
7	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$33,540	$19,920	60
8	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$32,980	$21,380	4,110
9	Federal government, including USPS	$32,980	$28,280	570
10	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$32,900	$28,280	560
11	Legal Services	$32,850	$22,410	2,300
12	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$32,750	$21,980	5,120
13	Federal, State, and Local Government	$32,750	$21,980	5,120
14	Testing Laboratories	$31,850	$22,150	80
15	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$31,840	$21,490	400
16	Casino Hotels	$31,680	$19,310	1,280
17	Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	$31,560	$20,780	n/a
18	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$31,530	$20,730	660
19	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	$31,460	$21,540	50
20	Software Publishers	$31,410	$20,600	80
21	Insurance Carriers	$31,270	$22,030	870
22	Home Furnishings Stores	$31,240	$19,510	70
23	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$31,160	$17,260	50
24	Machinery Manufacturing	$31,070	$22,280	60
25	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$30,970	$22,030	260
26	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$30,880	$20,360	170
27	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$30,850	$21,420	4,650
28	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$30,740	$21,970	430
29	Civic and Social Organizations	$30,660	$19,750	420
30	Other Insurance Related Activities	$30,520	$21,960	400
31	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$30,520	$20,870	320
32	Engineering Services	$30,480	$20,460	430
33	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$30,410	$22,890	70
34	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$30,350	$21,340	580
35	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$30,330	$19,640	320
36	Other Information Services	$30,270	$21,410	70
37	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$30,240	$21,490	2,110
38	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$30,160	$21,780	30
39	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$30,070	$19,450	110
40	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$30,000	$22,030	450
41	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$29,920	$22,290	380
42	Specialty Trade Contractors	$29,840	$19,870	60
43	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$29,830	$22,280	140
44	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$29,780	$20,230	9,030
45	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$29,770	$22,780	40
46	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$29,660	$21,070	1,230
47	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$29,600	$20,050	130
48	Building Equipment Contractors	$29,560	$19,610	60
49	Educational Services - State government owned	$29,520	$20,090	430
50	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$29,510	$25,380	30
51	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$29,430	$20,230	1,050
52	Social Advocacy Organizations	$29,370	$19,880	190
53	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$29,360	$19,970	7,080
54	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$29,310	$20,650	840
55	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$29,280	$20,460	120
56	State government, including schools and hospitals	$29,140	$20,680	1,380
57	Clothing Stores	$29,100	$16,860	n/a
58	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$29,030	$18,460	1,410
59	Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services	$29,010	$20,960	450
60	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$28,880	$19,060	50
61	Finance and Insurance	$28,850	$20,570	5,160
62	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$28,830	$20,210	230
63	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$28,810	$20,730	150
64	Urban Transit Systems	$28,790	$19,870	100
65	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$28,770	$20,110	190
66	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$28,760	$20,780	150
67	Facilities Support Services	$28,750	$18,860	70
68	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$28,720	$20,320	80
69	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$28,700	$20,290	710
70	Landscaping Services	$28,640	$24,510	50
71	Educational Services - Privately owned	$28,600	$20,040	740
72	Educational Services	$28,600	$19,620	1,630
73	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$28,590	$19,630	310
74	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$28,520	$20,150	370
75	Hospitals - State government owned	$28,510	$20,080	500
76	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$28,510	$21,040	50
77	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$28,510	$21,060	490
78	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$28,490	$18,490	1,560
79	Wholesale Trade	$28,480	$20,330	2,880
80	Textile Mills	$28,480	$20,650	40
81	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$28,390	$20,590	290
82	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$28,390	$20,270	2,710
83	Other Telecommunications	$28,300	$24,780	40
84	General Freight Trucking	$28,260	$20,510	230
85	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$28,240	$21,170	140
86	Traveler Accommodation	$28,220	$19,060	6,490
87	Accommodation and Food Services	$28,220	$19,070	6,530
88	Accommodation	$28,210	$19,060	6,510
89	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$28,140	$16,900	n/a
90	Office Administrative Services	$28,090	$19,000	700
91	Outpatient Care Centers	$28,040	$20,090	1,160
92	Child Day Care Services	$27,970	$18,670	60
93	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$27,880	$19,500	570
94	Nonresidential Building Construction	$27,880	$20,170	210
95	Offices of Dentists	$27,840	$18,760	300
96	Junior colleges - State government owned	$27,820	$20,660	110
97	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,800	$20,390	13,430
98	Truck Transportation	$27,800	$20,630	380
99	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$27,770	$20,290	11,680
100	Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,750	$20,370	14,510