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Highest Paying Industries for Office Clerks, General

The top 100 highest paying industries for office clerks, general (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 $55,590, postal service (federal government) is the highest paying industry for office clerks, general. It is followed by natural gas distribution industry (average annual salary $50,120). 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 office clerks, general in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Office Clerks, General

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Postal Service (federal government)	$55,590	$55,580	1,300
2	Natural Gas Distribution	$50,120	$24,470	3,240
3	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$44,510	$25,130	350
4	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$40,810	$21,780	6,210
5	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$40,180	$25,460	170
6	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$39,820	$20,890	5,480
7	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$39,510	$25,000	650
8	Federal government, including USPS	$37,950	$31,640	22,160
9	Utilities	$37,940	$19,450	11,120
10	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$37,740	$31,630	20,850
11	Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	$37,420	$21,810	520
12	Pipeline Transportation	$37,270	$20,990	590
13	Telecommunications	$37,190	$20,060	8,840
14	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$37,140	$21,550	2,700
15	Other Pipeline Transportation	$36,640	$19,650	n/a
16	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$36,580	$21,210	830
17	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$36,490	$21,760	2,820
18	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other	$36,270	$23,340	n/a
19	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$36,200	$20,920	1,180
20	Other Investment Pools and Funds	$36,090	$17,810	n/a
21	Water Transportation	$36,060	$21,000	1,060
22	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$36,060	$21,650	3,910
23	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$35,970	$20,580	340
24	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$35,960	$21,770	3,010
25	Ship and Boat Building	$35,600	$20,540	1,210
26	Metal Ore Mining	$35,300	$21,690	n/a
27	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$35,240	$20,880	2,230
28	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$35,160	$22,250	450
29	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$35,160	$21,000	9,230
30	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$35,150	$20,240	8,450
31	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$35,040	$20,620	1,140
32	Household Appliance Manufacturing	$34,800	$23,480	380
33	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$34,600	$17,980	4,560
34	Scientific Research and Development Services	$34,590	$20,130	10,140
35	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$34,590	$19,870	360
36	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$34,520	$20,820	2,720
37	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$34,510	$19,140	3,640
38	Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$34,460	$20,220	250
39	Inland Water Transportation	$33,980	$20,680	230
40	Chemical Manufacturing	$33,780	$20,350	8,350
41	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$33,660	$20,860	620
42	Rail Transportation	$33,650	$20,250	2,300
43	Engineering Services	$33,580	$18,980	20,740
44	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$33,410	$19,200	370
45	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$33,410	$20,590	960
46	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$33,210	$19,620	1,160
47	Scheduled Air Transportation	$33,130	$23,500	1,190
48	Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	$33,110	$19,190	220
49	Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	$33,040	$20,370	n/a
50	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$33,020	$19,910	9,520
51	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$33,010	$20,440	3,250
52	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$32,960	$18,630	1,540
53	Oil and Gas Extraction	$32,920	$18,280	4,660
54	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$32,810	$20,240	1,280
55	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$32,810	$21,230	1,050
56	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$32,800	$20,190	13,520
57	Hospitals - Local government owned	$32,800	$20,190	13,610
58	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$32,700	$19,310	1,650
59	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$32,680	$18,730	34,990
60	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$32,660	$20,170	3,790
61	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$32,660	$19,430	1,360
62	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$32,650	$21,250	3,890
63	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$32,590	$20,280	3,200
64	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$32,520	$20,180	255,570
65	Federal, State, and Local Government	$32,520	$20,180	255,570
66	Air Transportation	$32,470	$21,040	1,930
67	Nonresidential Building Construction	$32,390	$18,630	17,700
68	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$32,330	$21,150	6,950
69	Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing	$32,330	$20,320	700
70	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$32,330	$21,190	710
71	Offices of Dentists	$32,280	$18,910	33,660
72	Technical and trade schools - Local government owned	$32,200	$20,520	190
73	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$32,200	$19,160	1,630
74	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$32,170	$20,230	1,210
75	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$32,150	$19,540	3,930
76	Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$32,140	$20,170	220
77	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$32,120	$19,500	172,020
78	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$32,060	$19,600	520
79	Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	$31,950	$19,700	410
80	Satellite Telecommunications	$31,830	$18,450	100
81	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$31,760	$19,550	1,520
82	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$31,740	$19,090	1,070
83	Forging and Stamping	$31,720	$19,670	1,160
84	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$31,720	$18,690	4,870
85	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$31,700	$19,680	1,690
86	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$31,700	$18,540	3,500
87	Other Information Services	$31,640	$18,600	4,080
88	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$31,530	$19,640	53,950
89	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$31,530	$18,810	1,050
90	Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$31,510	$19,510	1,350
91	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$31,490	$21,050	86,480
92	Insurance Carriers	$31,490	$19,630	23,630
93	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$31,470	$21,060	80,080
94	Hardware Manufacturing	$31,470	$18,980	340
95	Other Telecommunications	$31,420	$18,250	1,320
96	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$31,420	$19,070	3,390
97	Securities and Commodity Exchanges	$31,410	$20,110	160
98	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$31,390	$19,500	640
99	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$31,360	$18,640	1,210
100	Machinery Manufacturing	$31,350	$19,510	14,750