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Highest Paying Industries for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products

The top 38 highest paying industries for graders and sorters, agricultural products (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 $30,690, state government, including schools and hospitals is the highest paying industry for graders and sorters, agricultural products. It is followed by other professional, scientific, and technical services industry (average annual salary $30,290). 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 graders and sorters, agricultural products in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 38 Highest Paying Industries for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	State government, including schools and hospitals	$30,690	$23,950	180
2	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$30,290	$25,210	n/a
3	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$30,270	$23,950	170
4	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$29,820	$23,990	280
5	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$28,250	$21,080	240
6	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$27,770	$22,230	n/a
7	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$27,770	$22,230	n/a
8	Support Activities for Animal Production	$27,210	$19,110	90
9	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$25,540	$17,840	1,630
10	Federal government, including USPS	$25,180	$23,070	1,430
11	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$25,180	$23,070	1,430
12	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$25,180	$23,070	1,620
13	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$25,180	$23,070	1,610
14	Federal, State, and Local Government	$25,180	$23,070	1,610
15	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$22,690	$18,600	4,900
16	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$22,650	$19,080	210
17	Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	$22,120	$16,960	390
18	Wood Product Manufacturing	$21,460	$16,730	60
19	Manufacturing	$21,280	$17,680	12,520
20	Food Manufacturing	$21,270	$17,680	12,450
21	Specialty Food Stores	$20,620	$16,730	650
22	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$20,320	$16,980	6,010
23	Wholesale Trade	$20,320	$16,990	6,040
24	Administrative and Support Services	$20,310	$17,290	570
25	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$20,310	$17,290	570
26	Employment Services	$20,210	$17,280	550
27	Temporary Help Services	$20,200	$17,230	510
28	Retail Trade	$19,880	$17,550	2,330
29	Food and Beverage Stores	$19,780	$17,530	2,290
30	Grocery Stores	$19,620	$17,740	1,640
31	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$19,620	$17,500	5,310
32	Transportation and Warehousing	$19,540	$17,150	200
33	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$19,510	$16,780	4,170
34	Warehousing and Storage	$19,500	$17,140	200
35	Other Food Manufacturing	$19,310	$17,510	1,560
36	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$19,050	$17,160	12,380
37	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$19,050	$17,160	12,380
38	Support Activities for Crop Production	$19,030	$17,160	12,290