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Highest Paying Industries for Cargo and Freight Agents

The top 45 highest paying industries for cargo and freight agents (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 $73,580, support activities for water transportation is the highest paying industry for cargo and freight agents. It is followed by federal government, including usps industry (average annual salary $52,710). 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 cargo and freight agents in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 45 Highest Paying Industries for Cargo and Freight Agents

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$73,580	$38,060	2,050
2	Federal government, including USPS	$52,710	$42,010	290
3	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$52,710	$42,010	290
4	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$52,580	$26,180	160
5	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$52,570	$41,140	310
6	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$52,570	$41,140	310
7	Federal, State, and Local Government	$52,570	$41,140	310
8	Manufacturing	$47,880	$29,590	210
9	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$45,920	$30,530	1,290
10	Water Transportation	$45,110	$26,890	1,390
11	Scheduled Air Transportation	$43,100	$25,460	8,410
12	Air Transportation	$42,880	$25,250	8,800
13	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$42,700	$22,350	70
14	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$42,410	$26,600	770
15	General Freight Trucking	$41,930	$24,470	4,760
16	Truck Transportation	$41,920	$24,830	6,570
17	Specialized Freight Trucking	$41,900	$25,670	1,810
18	Freight Transportation Arrangement	$41,860	$25,420	41,170
19	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$41,850	$31,640	40
20	Nonstore Retailers	$41,850	$31,640	40
21	Transportation and Warehousing	$41,680	$24,210	71,230
22	Support Activities for Transportation	$41,460	$23,570	47,530
23	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$40,670	$27,700	5,530
24	Couriers and Messengers	$40,650	$27,620	5,550
25	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$40,510	$28,760	1,930
26	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$40,490	$28,810	1,930
27	Support Activities for Road Transportation	$39,760	$21,540	170
28	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$38,020	$30,740	30
29	Other Support Services	$36,990	$32,710	n/a
30	Rail Transportation	$36,080	$25,940	280
31	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$35,990	$22,380	390
32	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$35,870	$20,980	170
33	Wholesale Trade	$34,770	$22,740	820
34	Warehousing and Storage	$33,440	$22,360	1,100
35	Other Support Activities for Transportation	$32,830	$17,460	n/a
36	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$32,480	$23,490	490
37	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$31,340	$24,810	320
38	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$31,300	$21,110	n/a
39	Administrative and Support Services	$27,050	$17,890	2,130
40	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$27,050	$17,890	2,130
41	Employment Services	$26,290	$17,810	2,050
42	Temporary Help Services	$25,830	$17,760	1,970
43	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$25,380	$17,990	3,960
44	Inland Water Transportation	$23,750	$19,750	100
45	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$22,400	$20,160	n/a