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Highest Paying Industries for Dispatchers

The top 100 highest paying industries for dispatchers (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 $67,210, natural gas distribution is the highest paying industry for dispatchers. It is followed by aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry (average annual salary $66,730). 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 dispatchers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Dispatchers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Natural Gas Distribution	$67,210	$34,750	850
2	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$66,730	$31,410	170
3	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$58,750	$41,420	30
4	Postal Service (federal government)	$58,020	$56,770	30
5	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$57,810	$22,620	400
6	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$54,920	$28,700	230
7	Oil and Gas Extraction	$53,510	$32,710	120
8	Rail Transportation	$52,990	$30,570	2,930
9	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$52,340	$31,860	50
10	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$51,350	$22,190	460
11	Metal Ore Mining	$49,640	$30,320	90
12	Utilities	$48,140	$27,870	3,370
13	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$47,010	$21,620	530
14	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$46,240	$32,020	40
15	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$45,820	$29,670	220
16	Inland Water Transportation	$45,810	$27,200	630
17	Water Transportation	$45,780	$27,310	700
18	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$45,630	$31,980	200
19	Scientific Research and Development Services	$45,630	$31,980	200
20	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$45,490	$27,890	70
21	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$45,250	$28,980	70
22	Chemical Manufacturing	$45,120	$24,550	110
23	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$44,730	$28,980	510
24	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$44,560	$28,230	1,220
25	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$44,520	$26,810	2,450
26	Roofing Contractors	$44,310	$34,000	90
27	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$44,300	$34,790	40
28	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$43,690	$23,960	60
29	Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing	$43,540	$31,820	40
30	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$43,230	$24,790	760
31	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$43,210	$25,490	1,120
32	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$42,740	$33,070	70
33	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$42,510	$30,770	6,590
34	Pipeline Transportation	$42,330	$27,610	120
35	Coal Mining	$42,300	$26,080	230
36	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$42,250	$26,840	650
37	Painting and Wall Covering Contractors	$42,060	$23,210	40
38	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$42,030	$27,600	400
39	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$41,910	$31,450	110
40	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$41,760	$26,750	3,360
41	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$41,650	$26,820	3,540
42	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$41,490	$26,670	1,220
43	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$41,470	$30,060	30
44	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$41,370	$27,310	60
45	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$41,360	$23,970	70
46	Warehousing and Storage	$41,350	$28,230	2,030
47	Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores	$41,290	$26,550	40
48	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$41,270	$26,980	80
49	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$41,120	$24,780	230
50	Federal government, including USPS	$41,080	$32,680	1,300
51	Machinery Manufacturing	$41,060	$28,970	140
52	Specialized Freight Trucking	$41,020	$24,780	10,110
53	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$40,780	$32,680	1,270
54	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$40,770	$25,800	870
55	Paper Manufacturing	$40,680	$31,110	60
56	State government, including schools and hospitals	$40,660	$28,040	8,740
57	Manufacturing	$40,550	$26,460	5,540
58	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$40,530	$29,100	120
59	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$40,510	$27,100	4,510
60	Truck Transportation	$40,390	$24,720	38,880
61	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$40,380	$26,960	1,230
62	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$40,360	$31,320	30
63	Drywall and Insulation Contractors	$40,310	$26,930	90
64	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$40,290	$23,390	70
65	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$40,250	$24,970	1,340
66	General Freight Trucking	$40,190	$24,700	28,770
67	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$40,150	$25,660	1,040
68	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$39,980	$26,540	3,430
69	Telephone Call Centers	$39,810	$21,860	1,370
70	Facilities Support Services	$39,790	$25,020	280
71	Other Telecommunications	$39,650	$24,860	170
72	Offices of Physicians	$39,350	$22,320	120
73	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$39,230	$25,220	550
74	Couriers and Messengers	$39,150	$25,620	6,700
75	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$39,010	$26,170	1,100
76	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$39,000	$26,220	1,300
77	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$38,900	$26,160	1,050
78	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$38,880	$25,610	350
79	Direct Selling Establishments	$38,760	$26,490	1,040
80	Automobile Dealers	$38,740	$25,450	3,150
81	Nonresidential Building Construction	$38,740	$28,510	100
82	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$38,720	$25,680	50
83	Rental and Leasing Services	$38,680	$23,920	2,210
84	Mining	$38,680	$25,310	2,790
85	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$38,650	$22,460	70
86	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$38,590	$26,260	140
87	Utility System Construction	$38,580	$23,370	620
88	Wholesale Trade	$38,540	$25,120	9,250
89	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$38,500	$22,940	2,530
90	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$38,480	$29,480	40
91	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$38,470	$23,850	2,470
92	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$38,450	$28,240	70
93	Business Support Services	$38,450	$21,450	1,580
94	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$38,420	$25,140	220
95	Nonstore Retailers	$38,410	$26,420	1,170
96	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$38,390	$27,780	260
97	Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers	$38,330	$28,440	70
98	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$38,250	$23,170	120
99	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$38,240	$25,230	640
100	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$38,170	$24,390	97,090