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Highest Paying Industries for Agricultural Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for agricultural 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 $43,100, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for agricultural workers. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $43,100). 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 agricultural workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Agricultural Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$43,100	$25,170	6,530
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$43,100	$25,170	6,530
3	Testing Laboratories	$41,000	$21,310	350
4	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$39,180	$23,070	16,060
5	Federal, State, and Local Government	$39,180	$23,070	16,060
6	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$38,120	$22,460	17,950
7	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$37,690	$18,330	150
8	Logging	$36,290	$18,090	230
9	Forestry and Logging	$36,290	$18,090	230
10	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$35,680	$22,950	5,890
11	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$34,590	$22,560	670
12	State government, including schools and hospitals	$34,560	$22,040	7,660
13	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$34,110	$18,280	3,640
14	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$33,670	$18,240	3,760
15	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$33,360	$18,860	n/a
16	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$32,700	$25,090	220
17	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$32,240	$18,240	620
18	Utilities	$31,970	$18,180	620
19	Chemical Manufacturing	$31,600	$22,810	270
20	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$30,800	$20,790	40
21	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$30,140	$19,680	1,730
22	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$30,030	$19,100	2,180
23	Educational Services - State government owned	$29,990	$19,510	1,770
24	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$29,660	$18,440	30
25	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$29,660	$18,440	30
26	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$29,570	$22,200	380
27	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$29,380	$18,720	3,400
28	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$29,330	$19,240	640
29	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$29,290	$18,150	450
30	Oil and Gas Extraction	$29,260	$19,620	160
31	Mining	$29,180	$19,230	190
32	Educational Services	$29,110	$18,610	2,610
33	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$28,900	$17,780	40
34	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$28,580	$17,680	1,010
35	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$28,400	$22,150	n/a
36	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$28,280	$19,050	860
37	Scientific Research and Development Services	$28,280	$19,050	860
38	Health and Personal Care Stores	$28,280	$21,210	550
39	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$28,140	$20,710	60
40	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$27,950	$21,180	n/a
41	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$27,630	$17,090	450
42	Animal Food Manufacturing	$27,400	$18,200	640
43	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$27,370	$18,210	480
44	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$27,170	$18,360	90
45	Warehousing and Storage	$26,780	$17,890	490
46	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$26,760	$17,670	n/a
47	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$26,570	$18,100	630
48	Educational Services - Privately owned	$26,470	$17,890	720
49	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$26,380	$17,550	860
50	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$26,070	$17,530	910
51	Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	$25,770	$17,100	550
52	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$25,460	$18,370	210
53	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$25,180	$20,490	n/a
54	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$24,920	$17,770	80
55	Activities Related to Real Estate	$24,650	$17,000	30
56	Social Advocacy Organizations	$24,640	$18,090	330
57	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$24,490	$17,300	110
58	Office Administrative Services	$24,330	$17,060	40
59	Educational Services - Local government owned	$24,270	$17,530	120
60	Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores	$24,170	$17,900	40
61	Support Activities for Animal Production	$24,020	$17,460	14,380
62	Rental and Leasing Services	$23,920	$19,850	n/a
63	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$23,760	$19,760	n/a
64	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$23,760	$17,230	18,220
65	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$23,750	$17,770	70
66	Other Schools and Instruction	$23,750	$17,770	70
67	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$23,600	$16,680	170
68	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$23,590	$19,160	7,230
69	Landscaping Services	$23,540	$16,980	2,590
70	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$23,540	$16,980	2,590
71	Support Activities for Transportation	$23,480	$17,500	270
72	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$23,330	$18,060	750
73	Beverage Manufacturing	$23,330	$18,260	5,140
74	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$23,330	$18,260	5,140
75	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$23,290	$17,100	40
76	Civic and Social Organizations	$23,240	$17,360	60
77	Finance and Insurance	$23,240	$17,010	200
78	Lessors of Real Estate	$23,200	$18,100	520
79	Machinery Manufacturing	$23,130	$17,760	80
80	Other Support Services	$23,050	$17,480	180
81	Transportation and Warehousing	$23,050	$17,500	1,320
82	Real Estate	$23,030	$17,840	560
83	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$23,010	$17,250	1,840
84	Direct Selling Establishments	$23,000	$17,330	140
85	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$23,000	$19,740	300
86	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$22,940	$17,580	n/a
87	Junior colleges - State government owned	$22,860	$16,470	30
88	Manufacturing	$22,840	$17,960	22,690
89	Consumer Goods Rental	$22,830	$19,700	n/a
90	Specialty Trade Contractors	$22,710	$18,820	350
91	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$22,610	$20,100	n/a
92	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$22,600	$18,460	570
93	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$22,570	$18,800	60
94	Food Manufacturing	$22,550	$17,870	16,920
95	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$22,500	$16,600	1,230
96	Construction	$22,470	$17,850	560
97	Wholesale Trade	$22,420	$17,030	39,320
98	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$22,410	$17,040	37,920
99	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$22,360	$16,830	12,550
100	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$22,270	$18,090	90