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Highest Paying Industries for Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing 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 $67,390, other pipeline transportation is the highest paying industry for material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers. It is followed by other investment pools and funds industry (average annual salary $60,160). 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 material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Other Pipeline Transportation	$67,390	$27,130	80
2	Other Investment Pools and Funds	$60,160	$45,770	150
3	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$58,940	$39,510	170
4	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$58,050	$23,020	470
5	Postal Service (federal government)	$54,890	$31,840	508,330
6	Federal government, including USPS	$54,710	$31,840	528,640
7	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$54,140	$29,800	693,700
8	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$53,000	$26,030	4,680
9	Motion Picture and Video Exhibition	$52,770	$25,270	50
10	Rail Transportation	$52,160	$28,020	5,020
11	Transportation and Warehousing	$51,170	$25,400	836,660
12	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$50,240	$26,210	14,740
13	Ship and Boat Building	$49,420	$28,670	4,920
14	Natural Gas Distribution	$48,350	$27,060	6,420
15	Oil and Gas Extraction	$48,260	$27,210	1,530
16	Metal Ore Mining	$48,010	$25,310	600
17	Utilities	$47,770	$24,990	23,980
18	Nonresidential Building Construction	$47,500	$25,640	4,070
19	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$46,750	$26,520	17,160
20	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$45,770	$26,300	1,660
21	Pipeline Transportation	$45,570	$26,070	620
22	Engineering Services	$45,480	$25,160	7,610
23	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$45,380	$35,530	20,320
24	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$45,170	$25,930	5,760
25	Scientific Research and Development Services	$45,160	$25,850	5,910
26	Construction of Buildings	$44,980	$23,720	5,960
27	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$44,940	$21,670	140
28	Satellite Telecommunications	$44,930	$21,300	150
29	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$44,870	$27,120	1,670
30	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$44,860	$24,920	14,750
31	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$44,710	$25,940	100
32	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$44,150	$25,850	440
33	Water Transportation	$43,930	$25,910	2,650
34	Telecommunications	$43,810	$24,290	16,520
35	Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures	$42,690	$32,440	n/a
36	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$42,480	$23,470	13,250
37	Inland Water Transportation	$42,370	$23,910	980
38	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$42,330	$22,500	3,690
39	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$42,240	$23,980	2,430
40	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$42,120	$22,460	530
41	Scheduled Air Transportation	$42,060	$24,450	13,940
42	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$41,610	$21,210	1,100
43	Coal Mining	$41,570	$20,790	1,050
44	Air Transportation	$41,330	$23,580	15,940
45	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$40,610	$21,100	50
46	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$40,500	$22,170	3,890
47	Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing	$40,250	$23,300	500
48	Residential Building Construction	$40,060	$19,620	1,890
49	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$39,960	$24,770	4,880
50	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$39,650	$22,100	760
51	Specialized Freight Trucking	$39,570	$23,910	14,480
52	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$39,550	$22,890	2,110
53	Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	$39,360	$25,820	610
54	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$39,340	$21,680	1,190
55	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$39,200	$22,310	4,210
56	Freight Transportation Arrangement	$39,180	$22,910	59,700
57	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$39,000	$24,310	162,160
58	Federal, State, and Local Government	$39,000	$24,310	162,160
59	Utility System Construction	$39,000	$22,380	2,300
60	Specialized Design Services	$38,980	$21,200	2,310
61	Truck Transportation	$38,950	$23,510	56,150
62	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$38,950	$22,320	990
63	General Freight Trucking	$38,740	$23,380	41,670
64	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$38,680	$20,930	5,440
65	Other Financial Investment Activities	$38,620	$19,210	490
66	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$38,550	$23,310	2,680
67	Mining	$38,470	$22,640	10,360
68	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$38,450	$23,890	3,160
69	Landscaping Services	$38,360	$23,300	410
70	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$38,310	$21,730	1,380
71	Information	$38,300	$21,120	41,100
72	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$38,200	$20,900	5,760
73	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$38,190	$21,390	8,260
74	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$38,170	$24,260	47,270
75	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$37,880	$22,920	1,720
76	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$37,780	$23,480	125,770
77	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$37,750	$24,620	12,430
78	Tobacco Manufacturing	$37,580	$22,570	440
79	Support Activities for Mining	$37,570	$22,210	4,590
80	Paper Manufacturing	$37,480	$23,000	12,580
81	Other Insurance Related Activities	$37,430	$24,280	490
82	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$37,410	$24,350	3,960
83	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$37,400	$22,080	4,240
84	School and Employee Bus Transportation	$37,370	$24,940	2,180
85	Other Information Services	$37,290	$20,510	1,020
86	Radio Broadcasting	$37,280	$22,370	730
87	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$37,260	$22,970	1,010
88	Support Activities for Transportation	$37,260	$21,140	83,840
89	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$37,240	$22,490	1,960
90	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$37,200	$23,020	139,490
91	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$37,150	$20,540	3,970
92	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$37,150	$23,810	2,190
93	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$37,140	$23,410	10,520
94	Software Publishers	$37,060	$21,160	1,460
95	Activities Related to Real Estate	$37,050	$19,260	980
96	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$37,050	$23,680	2,380
97	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$37,040	$22,140	80
98	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$37,020	$22,190	3,330
99	Painting and Wall Covering Contractors	$36,980	$20,140	150
100	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$36,920	$23,380	12,130