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Highest Paying Industries for Data Entry and Information Processing Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for data entry and information processing 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 $66,900, natural gas distribution is the highest paying industry for data entry and information processing workers. It is followed by rail transportation industry (average annual salary $52,470). 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 data entry and information processing workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Data Entry and Information Processing Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Natural Gas Distribution	$66,900	$33,860	260
2	Rail Transportation	$52,470	$32,600	50
3	Utilities	$49,370	$25,170	440
4	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$47,500	$27,280	170
5	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$40,920	$25,160	170
6	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$39,380	$26,740	130
7	Engineering Services	$37,450	$22,860	1,000
8	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$37,390	$25,810	340
9	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$37,300	$23,660	n/a
10	Hospitals - State government owned	$37,120	$26,320	1,240
11	Spectator Sports	$37,060	$26,430	110
12	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$37,040	$27,980	870
13	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$36,990	$27,670	23,900
14	Postal Service (federal government)	$36,860	$29,870	1,340
15	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$36,710	$25,920	30,820
16	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$36,710	$26,760	60,360
17	Federal, State, and Local Government	$36,710	$26,760	60,360
18	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$36,540	$21,660	320
19	State government, including schools and hospitals	$36,510	$26,640	28,660
20	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	$36,420	$23,840	200
21	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$36,400	$22,360	350
22	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$36,370	$26,860	n/a
23	Hospitals - Local government owned	$36,250	$22,830	1,510
24	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$36,220	$22,840	1,500
25	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$35,860	$25,120	85,640
26	Federal government, including USPS	$35,850	$29,220	6,990
27	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$35,850	$23,220	210
28	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$35,840	$29,210	5,640
29	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$35,710	$25,200	60
30	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$35,450	$23,600	50,000
31	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$35,430	$22,190	30
32	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$35,410	$23,400	530
33	Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	$35,150	$22,700	180
34	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$35,080	$24,620	500
35	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$35,040	$24,000	70
36	Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance	$34,760	$18,270	130
37	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$34,580	$23,990	2,590
38	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$34,490	$22,030	160
39	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$34,390	$26,460	n/a
40	Nonresidential Building Construction	$34,350	$26,490	30
41	Legal Services	$34,200	$22,050	6,680
42	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$34,090	$24,430	150
43	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$34,070	$20,110	210
44	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$34,040	$22,350	80
45	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$33,940	$20,910	200
46	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$33,940	$18,260	30
47	Wood Product Manufacturing	$33,930	$23,520	70
48	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$33,760	$22,880	7,040
49	Educational Services - State government owned	$33,730	$24,220	3,520
50	Oil and Gas Extraction	$33,680	$18,320	180
51	Used Merchandise Stores	$33,540	$18,680	200
52	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$33,540	$24,210	60
53	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$33,480	$22,990	200
54	Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	$33,480	$24,780	220
55	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$33,460	$22,570	4,070
56	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$33,230	$20,920	1,880
57	Mining	$33,220	$19,390	290
58	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$33,180	$22,150	170
59	Telecommunications	$33,140	$19,790	520
60	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$33,060	$20,660	150
61	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$33,040	$20,790	1,800
62	Chemical Manufacturing	$33,040	$22,300	250
63	Scientific Research and Development Services	$32,990	$21,540	1,180
64	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$32,950	$22,360	5,690
65	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$32,820	$21,480	1,030
66	Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$32,750	$21,790	40
67	Other Wood Product Manufacturing	$32,700	$25,170	40
68	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$32,630	$20,940	16,970
69	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$32,620	$20,740	15,900
70	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$32,590	$21,710	590
71	Educational Support Services	$32,570	$21,820	620
72	Educational Services	$32,540	$20,900	24,340
73	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$32,540	$21,380	730
74	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$32,540	$20,460	240
75	Automotive Repair and Maintenance	$32,470	$18,610	170
76	Educational Services - Local government owned	$32,450	$20,500	17,620
77	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,440	$22,690	140
78	Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	$32,410	$20,800	110
79	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$32,290	$22,940	170
80	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$32,240	$22,700	160
81	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$32,150	$20,010	60
82	Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	$32,060	$20,010	280
83	Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,020	$22,300	4,300
84	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$32,010	$22,180	600
85	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$31,990	$22,260	3,990
86	Apparel Manufacturing	$31,950	$19,990	290
87	Support Activities for Mining	$31,760	$20,730	100
88	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$31,750	$20,810	400
89	Junior colleges - State government owned	$31,730	$24,810	350
90	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$31,660	$20,840	3,980
91	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$31,630	$17,930	290
92	Exterminating and Pest Control Services	$31,610	$22,700	130
93	Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$31,580	$21,010	90
94	Educational Services - Privately owned	$31,540	$20,590	3,210
95	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$31,400	$23,460	60
96	Activities Related to Real Estate	$31,320	$21,710	2,300
97	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$31,290	$22,230	950
98	Software Publishers	$31,280	$23,720	230
99	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$31,220	$20,210	4,730
100	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$31,170	$21,700	640