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Highest Paying Industries for Other Agricultural Workers

The top 41 highest paying industries for other 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 $39,030, colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned is the highest paying industry for other agricultural workers. It is followed by logging industry (average annual salary $38,350). 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 other agricultural workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 41 Highest Paying Industries for Other Agricultural Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$39,030	$19,200	150
2	Logging	$38,350	$27,440	n/a
3	Forestry and Logging	$38,350	$27,440	n/a
4	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$37,350	$19,600	320
5	Federal government, including USPS	$36,370	$28,280	90
6	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$36,370	$28,280	90
7	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$36,290	$20,300	170
8	Educational Services - State government owned	$36,290	$20,300	170
9	Food Manufacturing	$36,120	$24,690	170
10	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$35,420	$18,110	n/a
11	Utilities	$35,420	$18,110	n/a
12	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$35,340	$21,400	540
13	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$35,310	$21,460	550
14	Educational Services	$35,080	$19,140	350
15	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$33,740	$21,270	1,170
16	Educational Services - Privately owned	$33,720	$18,570	180
17	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$33,460	$21,270	990
18	Federal, State, and Local Government	$33,460	$21,270	990
19	Manufacturing	$33,060	$22,080	250
20	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$31,760	$22,790	100
21	Landscaping Services	$31,150	$25,050	170
22	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$31,150	$25,050	170
23	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$28,670	$23,970	n/a
24	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$28,540	$22,620	n/a
25	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$27,700	$19,570	180
26	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$27,560	$18,790	460
27	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$27,240	$17,740	400
28	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$27,070	$20,270	150
29	Administrative and Support Services	$26,930	$18,150	330
30	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$26,540	$17,630	380
31	State government, including schools and hospitals	$26,210	$21,270	540
32	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$24,580	$17,300	800
33	Support Activities for Animal Production	$24,490	$20,090	180
34	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$23,390	$21,270	370
35	Wholesale Trade	$22,860	$17,030	1,280
36	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$22,600	$17,080	650
37	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$22,440	$16,880	1,110
38	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$21,820	$16,680	920
39	Support Activities for Crop Production	$20,730	$16,770	470
40	Temporary Help Services	$19,570	$17,310	140
41	Employment Services	$19,570	$17,280	150