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Highest Paying Industries for Telephone Operators

The top 48 highest paying industries for telephone 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 $54,870, merchant wholesalers, durable goods is the highest paying industry for telephone operators. It is followed by wholesale trade industry (average annual salary $53,640). 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 telephone operators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 48 Highest Paying Industries for Telephone Operators

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$54,870	$24,520	50
2	Wholesale Trade	$53,640	$24,770	60
3	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$47,480	$24,480	2,170
4	Telecommunications	$44,200	$19,410	2,590
5	Information	$43,900	$19,430	2,620
6	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$38,290	$26,530	590
7	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$37,590	$26,580	760
8	Federal, State, and Local Government	$37,590	$26,580	760
9	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$37,240	$24,140	120
10	Traveler Accommodation	$36,210	$19,750	230
11	Accommodation	$36,210	$19,750	230
12	Accommodation and Food Services	$36,210	$19,750	230
13	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$35,970	$23,190	780
14	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$35,940	$22,560	110
15	Educational Services - Privately owned	$35,780	$22,450	n/a
16	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$35,650	$22,390	n/a
17	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$35,320	$26,710	160
18	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$35,190	$23,370	1,150
19	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$34,110	$21,630	n/a
20	State government, including schools and hospitals	$33,990	$23,890	370
21	Educational Services	$33,890	$21,530	n/a
22	Educational Services - State government owned	$33,680	$21,540	140
23	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$33,340	$24,060	40
24	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$33,180	$21,370	120
25	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$33,170	$25,020	n/a
26	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$32,890	$21,070	40
27	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$32,770	$21,290	50
28	Finance and Insurance	$32,380	$21,130	50
29	Hospitals - State government owned	$32,030	$22,450	70
30	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$31,780	$23,780	70
31	Hospitals - Privately owned	$30,790	$22,080	1,680
32	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$30,710	$22,000	1,620
33	Educational Services - Local government owned	$30,640	$21,080	50
34	Manufacturing	$30,520	$22,240	200
35	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$30,490	$21,860	1,880
36	Employment Services	$30,470	$18,240	400
37	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$30,390	$21,830	1,770
38	Health Care and Social Assistance	$30,120	$21,490	2,310
39	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$28,990	$19,950	400
40	Offices of Physicians	$28,960	$20,170	370
41	Temporary Help Services	$28,590	$18,120	350
42	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$26,790	$20,280	120
43	Hospitals - Local government owned	$26,590	$20,290	130
44	Administrative and Support Services	$24,910	$18,050	1,290
45	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$24,910	$18,050	1,290
46	Other Telecommunications	$23,800	$20,440	90
47	Telephone Call Centers	$23,500	$17,950	790
48	Business Support Services	$23,440	$17,870	880