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Highest Paying Industries for Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for miscellaneous 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 $41,310, sugar and confectionery product manufacturing is the highest paying industry for miscellaneous agricultural workers. It is followed by federal government, including usps industry (average annual salary $40,130). 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 miscellaneous agricultural workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$41,310	$22,490	90
2	Federal government, including USPS	$40,130	$31,490	400
3	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$40,130	$31,490	400
4	Logging	$36,290	$18,090	230
5	Forestry and Logging	$36,290	$18,090	230
6	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$33,360	$18,860	n/a
7	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$32,700	$25,090	220
8	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$32,630	$21,270	1,260
9	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$32,620	$18,620	4,530
10	Federal, State, and Local Government	$32,620	$18,620	4,530
11	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$32,240	$18,240	620
12	Chemical Manufacturing	$32,020	$23,590	260
13	Utilities	$31,970	$18,180	620
14	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$31,760	$25,060	110
15	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$31,430	$18,720	6,300
16	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$30,760	$17,870	2,870
17	State government, including schools and hospitals	$30,710	$20,460	2,910
18	Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	$30,420	$18,000	n/a
19	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$30,300	$17,860	3,000
20	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$29,660	$18,440	30
21	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$29,660	$18,440	30
22	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$29,520	$19,460	1,610
23	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$29,480	$18,940	2,050
24	Educational Services - State government owned	$29,380	$19,280	1,650
25	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$29,320	$18,140	440
26	Oil and Gas Extraction	$29,260	$19,620	160
27	Mining	$29,180	$19,230	190
28	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$28,900	$17,780	40
29	Health and Personal Care Stores	$28,760	$21,800	510
30	Warehousing and Storage	$28,700	$20,170	280
31	Educational Services	$28,630	$18,490	2,480
32	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$28,400	$22,150	n/a
33	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$28,140	$20,710	60
34	Testing Laboratories	$28,110	$17,670	40
35	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$27,920	$21,170	n/a
36	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$27,820	$19,050	710
37	Scientific Research and Development Services	$27,820	$19,050	710
38	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$27,170	$18,360	90
39	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$26,760	$17,670	n/a
40	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$26,720	$19,660	n/a
41	Food Manufacturing	$26,670	$18,700	3,330
42	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$26,640	$18,190	610
43	Educational Services - Privately owned	$26,390	$17,880	710
44	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$26,080	$17,730	170
45	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$25,980	$17,880	2,160
46	Animal Food Manufacturing	$25,830	$17,950	560
47	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$25,800	$17,860	400
48	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$25,480	$17,340	800
49	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$25,460	$18,370	210
50	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$24,970	$20,470	n/a
51	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$24,920	$17,770	80
52	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$24,920	$17,720	320
53	Activities Related to Real Estate	$24,650	$17,000	30
54	Manufacturing	$24,520	$18,390	9,030
55	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$24,490	$17,300	110
56	Social Advocacy Organizations	$24,410	$18,060	330
57	Office Administrative Services	$24,330	$17,060	40
58	Educational Services - Local government owned	$24,270	$17,530	120
59	Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores	$24,170	$17,900	40
60	Other Food Manufacturing	$23,940	$18,140	300
61	Rental and Leasing Services	$23,920	$19,850	n/a
62	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$23,790	$17,220	17,980
63	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$23,750	$17,770	70
64	Other Schools and Instruction	$23,750	$17,770	70
65	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$23,680	$16,540	150
66	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$23,670	$19,750	n/a
67	Support Activities for Animal Production	$23,620	$17,400	13,300
68	Landscaping Services	$23,540	$16,980	2,590
69	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$23,540	$16,980	2,590
70	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$23,480	$17,100	610
71	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$23,330	$18,060	750
72	Beverage Manufacturing	$23,330	$18,260	5,140
73	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$23,330	$18,260	5,140
74	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$23,290	$17,100	40
75	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$23,260	$17,110	660
76	Lessors of Real Estate	$23,200	$18,100	520
77	Transportation and Warehousing	$23,190	$17,610	1,090
78	Machinery Manufacturing	$23,130	$17,760	80
79	Civic and Social Organizations	$23,060	$17,330	60
80	Support Activities for Transportation	$23,050	$17,370	250
81	Real Estate	$23,030	$17,840	560
82	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$23,020	$17,270	1,820
83	Direct Selling Establishments	$23,000	$17,330	140
84	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$23,000	$19,740	300
85	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$22,940	$17,580	n/a
86	Junior colleges - State government owned	$22,860	$16,470	30
87	Consumer Goods Rental	$22,830	$19,700	n/a
88	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$22,730	$17,040	31,460
89	Specialty Trade Contractors	$22,710	$18,820	350
90	Wholesale Trade	$22,700	$17,020	32,760
91	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$22,610	$20,100	n/a
92	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$22,570	$18,800	60
93	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$22,500	$18,380	n/a
94	Other Support Services	$22,490	$17,280	170
95	Construction	$22,470	$17,850	560
96	Finance and Insurance	$22,370	$16,890	180
97	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$22,320	$17,330	n/a
98	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$22,270	$18,090	90
99	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$22,270	$16,780	130
100	Administrative and Support Services	$22,200	$17,300	n/a