| Rank |
Industry |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
Coal Mining
|
$60,670 |
$44,710 |
30 |
| 2 |
Mining (except Oil and Gas)
|
$58,590 |
$32,040 |
120 |
| 3 |
Health Care and Social Assistance
|
$54,640 |
$41,860 |
40 |
| 4 |
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
|
$54,590 |
$41,760 |
40 |
| 5 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
|
$54,540 |
$41,570 |
30 |
| 6 |
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
|
$54,040 |
$30,920 |
80 |
| 7 |
Services to Buildings and Dwellings
|
$52,870 |
$27,840 |
470 |
| 8 |
Repair and Maintenance
|
$52,030 |
$31,310 |
30 |
| 9 |
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
|
$51,140 |
$31,160 |
40 |
| 10 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises
|
$50,830 |
$26,300 |
100 |
| 11 |
Federal government, including USPS
|
$49,410 |
$41,270 |
100 |
| 12 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
|
$49,410 |
$41,270 |
100 |
| 13 |
Metal Ore Mining
|
$47,640 |
$28,110 |
70 |
| 14 |
Educational Services - Local government owned
|
$47,500 |
$31,810 |
120 |
| 15 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$47,490 |
$34,690 |
80 |
| 16 |
Roofing Contractors
|
$47,250 |
$26,710 |
50 |
| 17 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools
|
$46,460 |
$31,550 |
100 |
| 18 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned
|
$46,220 |
$31,520 |
100 |
| 19 |
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
|
$46,170 |
$28,070 |
1,700 |
| 20 |
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
|
$46,170 |
$27,620 |
1,490 |
| 21 |
Federal, State, and Local Government
|
$46,170 |
$27,620 |
1,490 |
| 22 |
Educational Services
|
$45,960 |
$32,180 |
220 |
| 23 |
Local government, including schools and hospitals
|
$45,710 |
$27,300 |
1,430 |
| 24 |
State government, including schools and hospitals
|
$45,700 |
$33,290 |
160 |
| 25 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$45,390 |
$26,970 |
1,300 |
| 26 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
|
$44,750 |
$32,640 |
100 |
| 27 |
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
|
$44,140 |
$27,390 |
280 |
| 28 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned
|
$42,960 |
$32,020 |
70 |
| 29 |
Educational Services - State government owned
|
$42,960 |
$32,020 |
70 |
| 30 |
Landscaping Services
|
$42,630 |
$24,080 |
290 |
| 31 |
Drywall and Insulation Contractors
|
$42,340 |
$31,100 |
380 |
| 32 |
Building Equipment Contractors
|
$41,830 |
$27,410 |
430 |
| 33 |
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
|
$40,620 |
$27,260 |
70 |
| 34 |
Building Material and Supplies Dealers
|
$40,140 |
$32,040 |
n/a |
| 35 |
Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers
|
$39,530 |
$30,830 |
n/a |
| 36 |
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
|
$38,870 |
$24,820 |
1,120 |
| 37 |
Nonresidential Building Construction
|
$38,840 |
$25,910 |
14,090 |
| 38 |
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
|
$38,720 |
$25,930 |
12,480 |
| 39 |
Masonry Contractors
|
$38,660 |
$25,210 |
8,570 |
| 40 |
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
|
$38,350 |
$25,660 |
17,020 |
| 41 |
Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
|
$38,280 |
$23,530 |
710 |
| 42 |
Construction of Buildings
|
$38,010 |
$25,870 |
21,870 |
| 43 |
Mining
|
$37,780 |
$27,180 |
730 |
| 44 |
Building Finishing Contractors
|
$37,750 |
$23,720 |
5,310 |
| 45 |
Other Building Equipment Contractors
|
$37,700 |
$27,690 |
70 |
| 46 |
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
|
$37,540 |
$24,310 |
270 |
| 47 |
Utility System Construction
|
$37,070 |
$25,140 |
3,360 |
| 48 |
Residential Building Construction
|
$36,930 |
$25,790 |
7,770 |
| 49 |
Construction
|
$36,880 |
$24,920 |
146,250 |
| 50 |
Specialty Trade Contractors
|
$36,470 |
$24,600 |
107,360 |
| 51 |
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors
|
$36,460 |
$24,590 |
74,090 |
| 52 |
Support Activities for Mining
|
$36,380 |
$26,930 |
610 |
| 53 |
Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors
|
$36,240 |
$24,680 |
61,770 |
| 54 |
Other Specialty Trade Contractors
|
$36,230 |
$24,670 |
27,530 |
| 55 |
Waste Management and Remediation Services
|
$35,680 |
$31,290 |
n/a |
| 56 |
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services
|
$35,180 |
$31,480 |
n/a |
| 57 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
|
$34,890 |
$25,400 |
n/a |
| 58 |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
$34,890 |
$25,400 |
n/a |
| 59 |
Engineering Services
|
$34,270 |
$24,830 |
n/a |
| 60 |
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
|
$33,960 |
$21,320 |
2,510 |
| 61 |
Administrative and Support Services
|
$33,840 |
$21,230 |
2,460 |
| 62 |
Retail Trade
|
$33,200 |
$22,240 |
400 |
| 63 |
Manufacturing
|
$33,010 |
$21,340 |
3,620 |
| 64 |
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
|
$32,750 |
$21,350 |
3,380 |
| 65 |
Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing
|
$32,300 |
$21,210 |
3,080 |
| 66 |
Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers
|
$32,050 |
$21,680 |
340 |
| 67 |
Miscellaneous Store Retailers
|
$32,050 |
$21,680 |
340 |
| 68 |
Employment Services
|
$31,300 |
$20,730 |
1,990 |
| 69 |
Temporary Help Services
|
$31,170 |
$20,110 |
1,100 |
| 70 |
Machinery Manufacturing
|
$30,640 |
$24,900 |
40 |
| 71 |
Land Subdivision
|
$29,410 |
$20,850 |
70 |
| 72 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
|
$28,390 |
$21,990 |
270 |
| 73 |
Wholesale Trade
|
$28,210 |
$21,540 |
330 |
| 74 |
Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers
|
$27,000 |
$21,620 |
n/a |