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Highest Paying Industries for Boilermakers

The top 69 highest paying industries for boilermakers (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 $68,680, electric power generation, transmission and distribution is the highest paying industry for boilermakers. It is followed by petroleum and coal products manufacturing industry (average annual salary $68,370). 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 boilermakers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 69 Highest Paying Industries for Boilermakers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$68,680	$45,160	50
2	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$68,370	$50,570	80
3	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$68,370	$44,780	3,200
4	Specialty Trade Contractors	$66,700	$37,970	5,860
5	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$66,670	$38,940	800
6	Building Equipment Contractors	$66,280	$37,220	5,190
7	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$66,080	$39,490	110
8	Construction	$65,310	$39,870	11,500
9	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$65,070	$34,140	800
10	Chemical Manufacturing	$64,020	$40,430	50
11	Nonresidential Building Construction	$63,680	$40,960	n/a
12	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$63,540	$42,060	2,490
13	Construction of Buildings	$63,460	$40,660	n/a
14	Utility System Construction	$63,090	$42,480	2,150
15	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$62,540	$40,030	50
16	Utilities	$60,970	$41,960	70
17	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$60,800	$43,650	290
18	Wholesale Trade	$60,140	$39,140	350
19	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$58,730	$40,500	70
20	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$58,550	$40,390	70
21	Hospitals - Privately owned	$58,550	$40,390	70
22	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$58,340	$40,020	70
23	Health Care and Social Assistance	$58,300	$39,550	70
24	Building Finishing Contractors	$58,110	$50,460	70
25	Rail Transportation	$57,950	$50,170	290
26	Transportation and Warehousing	$57,780	$49,420	300
27	Ship and Boat Building	$57,760	$41,600	n/a
28	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$57,520	$41,530	n/a
29	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$56,130	$31,980	1,200
30	Forging and Stamping	$54,720	$49,320	n/a
31	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$54,320	$35,120	100
32	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$54,290	$32,560	60
33	Engineering Services	$54,000	$35,920	150
34	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$54,000	$35,920	150
35	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$54,000	$35,920	150
36	Administrative and Support Services	$53,570	$23,940	300
37	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$53,570	$23,940	300
38	Employment Services	$53,540	$23,870	290
39	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$53,460	$40,650	n/a
40	Machinery Manufacturing	$51,980	$33,030	140
41	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$51,080	$30,450	60
42	Metal Ore Mining	$51,030	$38,510	40
43	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$51,030	$38,510	40
44	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$50,900	$35,790	160
45	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$50,200	$37,150	320
46	Federal, State, and Local Government	$50,200	$37,150	320
47	Mining	$50,140	$38,720	40
48	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$49,380	$35,150	260
49	Federal government, including USPS	$49,370	$41,300	110
50	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$49,370	$41,300	110
51	Manufacturing	$49,050	$31,800	2,950
52	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$48,900	$29,560	900
53	Repair and Maintenance	$48,900	$29,560	900
54	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$48,900	$29,730	920
55	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$47,980	$33,830	n/a
56	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$47,690	$29,560	1,910
57	Educational Services - Local government owned	$47,300	$34,480	100
58	Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	$46,380	$31,200	90
59	State government, including schools and hospitals	$44,680	$19,600	120
60	Educational Services - Privately owned	$44,510	$31,640	50
61	Educational Services	$44,480	$30,920	210
62	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$44,120	$31,340	50
63	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$43,790	$28,390	1,350
64	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$43,530	$33,300	70
65	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$43,200	$33,160	70
66	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$41,650	$18,740	110
67	Educational Services - State government owned	$39,290	$18,230	60
68	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$38,800	$18,190	60
69	Temporary Help Services	$38,240	$18,760	n/a