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Highest Paying Industries for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

The top 50 highest paying industries for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators (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 $60,690, support activities for mining is the highest paying industry for paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators. It is followed by mining industry (average annual salary $53,580). 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 paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 50 Highest Paying Industries for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Support Activities for Mining	$60,690	$41,170	n/a
2	Mining	$53,580	$33,110	430
3	Rail Transportation	$53,400	$29,290	100
4	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$52,720	$32,810	330
5	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$52,660	$32,840	340
6	Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors	$51,450	$25,770	1,490
7	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$49,460	$28,070	2,060
8	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$47,580	$41,390	2,770
9	State government, including schools and hospitals	$47,570	$41,390	2,810
10	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$47,370	$32,620	130
11	Masonry Contractors	$46,280	$33,380	n/a
12	Utility System Construction	$44,540	$26,110	1,100
13	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$39,500	$25,580	21,060
14	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$39,440	$25,670	19,300
15	Construction	$38,750	$25,020	37,470
16	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$38,590	$25,390	14,440
17	Federal, State, and Local Government	$38,590	$25,390	14,440
18	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$38,580	$25,390	14,480
19	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$38,440	$26,070	1,510
20	Transportation and Warehousing	$38,330	$26,360	240
21	Specialty Trade Contractors	$38,180	$24,140	16,090
22	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$37,160	$23,840	13,860
23	Educational Services	$37,150	$27,840	40
24	Manufacturing	$36,780	$26,080	1,880
25	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$36,610	$27,680	40
26	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$36,610	$27,680	40
27	Educational Services - State government owned	$36,610	$27,680	40
28	Support Activities for Transportation	$36,240	$28,160	30
29	Administrative and Support Services	$35,980	$21,650	140
30	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$35,720	$24,730	11,670
31	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$35,720	$24,730	11,670
32	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$35,360	$21,640	160
33	Residential Building Construction	$35,340	$21,340	60
34	Building Equipment Contractors	$35,280	$27,000	70
35	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$34,910	$25,990	80
36	Construction of Buildings	$34,880	$22,920	320
37	Truck Transportation	$34,850	$23,720	110
38	Nonresidential Building Construction	$34,820	$23,600	260
39	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$34,760	$25,730	70
40	Rental and Leasing Services	$34,760	$25,730	70
41	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$34,450	$26,790	60
42	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$34,170	$22,490	610
43	Building Finishing Contractors	$32,990	$25,850	100
44	Specialized Freight Trucking	$32,270	$22,120	n/a
45	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$31,430	$26,000	n/a
46	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$31,430	$26,000	n/a
47	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$30,370	$24,730	40
48	Wholesale Trade	$30,370	$24,730	40
49	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$30,020	$24,610	40
50	Employment Services	$24,290	$20,550	60