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Highest Paying Industries for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

The top 100 highest paying industries for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance (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 $68,490, aerospace product and parts manufacturing is the highest paying industry for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance. It is followed by natural gas distribution industry (average annual salary $67,070). 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, except police, fire, and ambulance in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$68,490	$30,880	160
2	Natural Gas Distribution	$67,070	$34,690	840
3	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$58,750	$41,420	30
4	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$58,570	$28,910	220
5	Postal Service (federal government)	$58,020	$56,770	30
6	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$57,810	$22,620	400
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	$51,980	$22,130	450
11	Metal Ore Mining	$49,640	$30,320	90
12	Utilities	$48,090	$27,860	3,370
13	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$47,460	$21,570	520
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	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$45,490	$27,890	70
19	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$45,250	$28,980	70
20	Chemical Manufacturing	$45,120	$24,550	110
21	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$44,730	$28,980	510
22	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$44,540	$28,210	1,220
23	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$44,520	$26,810	2,450
24	Roofing Contractors	$44,310	$34,000	90
25	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$44,300	$34,790	40
26	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$43,690	$23,960	60
27	Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing	$43,540	$31,820	40
28	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$43,230	$24,790	760
29	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$43,210	$25,490	1,120
30	Offices of Physicians	$42,980	$31,550	40
31	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$42,740	$33,070	70
32	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$42,620	$30,670	150
33	Scientific Research and Development Services	$42,620	$30,670	150
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	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$41,440	$24,340	11,120
45	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$41,370	$27,310	60
46	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$41,360	$23,970	70
47	Warehousing and Storage	$41,350	$28,230	2,030
48	Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores	$41,290	$26,550	40
49	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$41,270	$26,980	80
50	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$41,120	$24,780	230
51	Federal government, including USPS	$41,080	$32,680	1,300
52	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$41,080	$25,020	13,120
53	Federal, State, and Local Government	$41,080	$25,020	13,120
54	Machinery Manufacturing	$41,060	$28,970	140
55	Specialized Freight Trucking	$41,020	$24,780	10,110
56	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$40,780	$32,680	1,270
57	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$40,770	$25,800	870
58	Paper Manufacturing	$40,680	$31,110	60
59	Manufacturing	$40,520	$26,460	5,490
60	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$40,510	$27,100	4,510
61	Truck Transportation	$40,390	$24,720	38,880
62	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$40,380	$26,960	1,230
63	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$40,360	$31,320	30
64	Drywall and Insulation Contractors	$40,310	$26,930	90
65	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$40,290	$23,390	70
66	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$40,250	$24,970	1,340
67	General Freight Trucking	$40,190	$24,700	28,770
68	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$40,150	$25,660	1,040
69	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$39,980	$26,540	3,430
70	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$39,940	$24,040	13,100
71	Facilities Support Services	$39,790	$25,020	280
72	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$39,670	$24,640	15,860
73	Other Telecommunications	$39,650	$24,860	170
74	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$39,230	$25,220	550
75	Couriers and Messengers	$39,150	$25,620	6,700
76	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$39,010	$26,170	1,100
77	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$39,000	$26,220	1,300
78	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$38,900	$26,160	1,050
79	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$38,800	$27,200	730
80	Direct Selling Establishments	$38,760	$26,490	1,040
81	Automobile Dealers	$38,740	$25,450	3,150
82	Nonresidential Building Construction	$38,740	$28,510	100
83	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$38,720	$25,680	50
84	Rental and Leasing Services	$38,680	$23,920	2,210
85	Mining	$38,670	$25,300	2,790
86	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$38,590	$26,260	140
87	Utility System Construction	$38,580	$23,370	620
88	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$38,550	$27,890	80
89	Wholesale Trade	$38,540	$25,120	9,250
90	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$38,480	$29,480	40
91	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$38,430	$23,820	2,460
92	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$38,420	$25,140	220
93	Nonstore Retailers	$38,410	$26,420	1,170
94	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$38,390	$27,780	260
95	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$38,380	$22,920	2,460
96	Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers	$38,330	$28,440	70
97	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$38,240	$25,230	640
98	Beverage Manufacturing	$38,140	$25,370	210
99	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$38,130	$24,910	70
100	Waste Collection	$38,090	$25,380	1,690