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Highest Paying Industries for Logging Workers

The top 31 highest paying industries for 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 logging workers. It is followed by professional, scientific, and technical services industry (average annual salary $43,920). 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 logging workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 31 Highest Paying Industries for Logging Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Other Support Services	$44,860	$28,300	110
2	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$43,920	$28,830	330
3	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$40,400	$25,200	110
4	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$37,150	$26,930	n/a
5	Paper Manufacturing	$37,150	$26,930	n/a
6	Transportation and Warehousing	$36,480	$22,780	540
7	Truck Transportation	$35,840	$22,110	450
8	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$35,690	$24,930	160
9	Logging	$35,670	$22,930	29,440
10	Forestry and Logging	$35,670	$22,930	29,440
11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$35,670	$22,920	29,440
12	Wholesale Trade	$35,630	$25,030	170
13	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$35,310	$24,770	n/a
14	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$34,170	$27,090	n/a
15	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$34,170	$27,090	n/a
16	Retail Trade	$34,170	$27,090	n/a
17	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$33,800	$21,320	60
18	Administrative and Support Services	$33,670	$22,740	770
19	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$33,670	$22,740	770
20	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$33,150	$18,560	520
21	Specialized Freight Trucking	$32,950	$21,380	300
22	Construction	$32,430	$22,260	80
23	Manufacturing	$31,960	$20,520	5,990
24	Landscaping Services	$31,820	$22,730	600
25	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$31,820	$22,730	600
26	Wood Product Manufacturing	$31,540	$20,290	5,460
27	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$31,490	$20,640	4,160
28	Other Wood Product Manufacturing	$30,760	$19,630	780
29	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$29,800	$23,000	50
30	Employment Services	$29,240	$19,980	60
31	Temporary Help Services	$24,740	$18,890	40