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Highest Paying Industries for Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers

The top 46 highest paying industries for forest, conservation, and logging 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 $44,860, other support services is the highest paying industry for forest, conservation, and logging workers. It is followed by pulp, paper, and paperboard mills industry (average annual salary $37,150). 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 forest, conservation, and logging workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 46 Highest Paying Industries for Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Other Support Services	$44,860	$28,300	110
2	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$37,150	$26,930	n/a
3	Paper Manufacturing	$37,150	$26,930	n/a
4	Transportation and Warehousing	$36,480	$22,780	540
5	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$36,140	$25,250	190
6	Truck Transportation	$35,840	$22,110	450
7	Logging	$35,640	$22,830	29,850
8	Forestry and Logging	$35,640	$22,830	29,850
9	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$35,570	$22,830	30,060
10	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$35,310	$24,860	n/a
11	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$35,180	$21,420	680
12	Wholesale Trade	$35,090	$22,200	210
13	Administrative and Support Services	$34,320	$23,730	940
14	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$34,230	$27,130	n/a
15	Retail Trade	$34,230	$27,130	n/a
16	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$34,170	$27,090	n/a
17	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$34,130	$23,440	970
18	Landscaping Services	$33,350	$23,820	710
19	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$33,350	$23,820	710
20	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$33,210	$18,560	530
21	Specialized Freight Trucking	$32,950	$21,380	300
22	Employment Services	$32,450	$21,290	120
23	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$32,280	$21,630	40
24	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$32,170	$24,700	70
25	Temporary Help Services	$32,160	$20,510	100
26	Manufacturing	$31,980	$20,430	6,140
27	Wood Product Manufacturing	$31,600	$20,240	5,580
28	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$31,540	$20,560	4,250
29	Other Wood Product Manufacturing	$30,840	$19,710	800
30	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$30,160	$19,640	1,900
31	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$30,150	$19,640	1,890
32	Construction	$30,110	$18,690	90
33	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$29,800	$18,190	70
34	Engineering Services	$29,600	$22,300	120
35	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$29,420	$21,710	120
36	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$27,440	$20,770	300
37	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$26,790	$19,530	170
38	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$26,610	$19,530	160
39	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$26,280	$16,800	4,960
40	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$26,250	$16,800	4,940
41	Federal, State, and Local Government	$26,250	$16,800	4,940
42	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$23,460	$17,780	360
43	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$23,460	$17,780	360
44	Social Advocacy Organizations	$23,090	$17,790	340
45	State government, including schools and hospitals	$22,230	$16,790	3,060
46	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$22,140	$16,790	3,050