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Highest Paying Industries for Construction Laborers

The top 100 highest paying industries for construction laborers (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 $64,570, general medical and surgical hospitals - local government owned is the highest paying industry for construction laborers. It is followed by hospitals - local government owned industry (average annual salary $64,570). 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 construction laborers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Construction Laborers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$64,570	$33,000	70
2	Hospitals - Local government owned	$64,570	$33,000	70
3	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$53,450	$26,930	50
4	Automobile Dealers	$50,770	$26,060	n/a
5	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	$50,770	$26,060	n/a
6	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$50,290	$32,880	40
7	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$49,940	$27,540	160
8	Natural Gas Distribution	$48,350	$25,320	1,160
9	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$46,660	$27,650	50
10	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$45,590	$20,920	250
11	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$45,110	$27,660	230
12	Federal government, including USPS	$44,480	$44,470	130
13	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$44,480	$44,470	130
14	Metal Ore Mining	$44,200	$25,930	720
15	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$44,000	$22,280	170
16	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$43,960	$27,040	250
17	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$43,820	$25,820	630
18	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$43,520	$23,080	230
19	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$43,230	$26,150	150
20	Hospitals - Privately owned	$43,230	$26,150	150
21	Rail Transportation	$42,640	$25,940	80
22	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$41,890	$22,540	230
23	Telecommunications	$40,670	$22,410	240
24	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$40,340	$23,120	1,230
25	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$40,140	$19,690	230
26	Scientific Research and Development Services	$40,140	$19,690	230
27	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$40,100	$26,870	100
28	Utilities	$40,040	$23,010	3,010
29	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$39,520	$27,110	n/a
30	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$39,370	$31,380	70
31	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$38,930	$22,270	500
32	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$38,930	$22,270	500
33	Information	$38,700	$22,310	770
34	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$37,950	$20,330	n/a
35	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$37,930	$20,920	630
36	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$37,890	$21,870	1,240
37	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$37,840	$23,290	40
38	Coal Mining	$37,720	$22,240	1,460
39	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$37,640	$20,430	60
40	Other Support Services	$37,600	$21,760	2,260
41	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$37,240	$25,100	130
42	Machinery Manufacturing	$37,140	$25,690	100
43	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$37,030	$22,560	4,050
44	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$36,830	$18,580	100
45	General Rental Centers	$36,690	$25,370	330
46	Engineering Services	$36,550	$22,720	2,420
47	Facilities Support Services	$36,420	$18,560	760
48	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$35,980	$23,680	450
49	Health Care and Social Assistance	$35,830	$20,930	920
50	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$35,520	$25,420	180
51	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$35,390	$22,560	n/a
52	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$35,390	$20,890	670
53	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$35,180	$24,200	420
54	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$35,120	$21,610	73,380
55	Pipeline Transportation	$35,030	$25,800	80
56	Hospitals - State government owned	$34,960	$25,970	30
57	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$34,940	$21,370	1,350
58	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$34,770	$20,340	620
59	Rental and Leasing Services	$34,670	$21,760	1,730
60	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$34,590	$22,190	310
61	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$34,560	$20,560	2,980
62	Real Estate	$34,430	$19,420	1,250
63	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$34,350	$20,260	5,440
64	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$34,350	$22,590	5,730
65	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$34,310	$23,570	130
66	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$34,220	$21,920	7,530
67	Activities Related to Real Estate	$34,180	$19,380	420
68	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$34,160	$23,370	120
69	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$34,130	$22,010	1,870
70	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$34,000	$20,830	34,340
71	Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	$33,940	$17,020	60
72	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$33,910	$20,690	35,370
73	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$33,710	$20,720	36,970
74	Federal, State, and Local Government	$33,710	$20,720	36,970
75	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$33,690	$19,740	3,750
76	Repair and Maintenance	$33,660	$20,290	640
77	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$33,620	$20,560	38,660
78	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$33,590	$21,820	9,090
79	Finance and Insurance	$33,560	$23,670	30
80	Nonresidential Building Construction	$33,430	$21,590	104,730
81	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$33,400	$18,880	710
82	Specialized Freight Trucking	$33,340	$22,960	150
83	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$33,260	$20,970	7,560
84	Social Assistance	$33,090	$19,290	650
85	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$33,040	$21,290	192,970
86	Landscaping Services	$33,020	$20,920	4,530
87	Junior colleges - State government owned	$32,970	$26,070	40
88	Educational Services - Privately owned	$32,900	$18,930	140
89	Oil and Gas Extraction	$32,800	$19,780	190
90	Waste Collection	$32,690	$21,560	780
91	Educational Services - State government owned	$32,640	$19,000	620
92	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$32,590	$18,900	580
93	Lessors of Real Estate	$32,560	$18,980	580
94	Wholesale Trade	$32,550	$23,600	1,390
95	Direct Selling Establishments	$32,330	$20,240	290
96	Nonstore Retailers	$32,330	$20,240	290
97	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$32,240	$20,790	24,300
98	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$32,230	$24,810	490
99	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$32,080	$22,600	1,110
100	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$32,080	$21,070	5,580