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Highest Paying Industries for Pile-Driver Operators

The top 17 highest paying industries for pile-driver 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 $62,320, other specialty trade contractors is the highest paying industry for pile-driver operators. It is followed by other heavy and civil engineering construction industry (average annual salary $58,580). 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 pile-driver operators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 17 Highest Paying Industries for Pile-Driver Operators

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$62,320	$33,480	380
2	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$58,580	$36,020	1,120
3	Utility System Construction	$56,760	$31,380	410
4	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$53,450	$27,670	2,490
5	Specialty Trade Contractors	$53,390	$32,310	610
6	Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors	$52,730	$30,640	150
7	Construction	$52,380	$28,520	3,300
8	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$50,330	$31,010	170
9	Nonresidential Building Construction	$44,530	$30,830	n/a
10	Construction of Buildings	$44,530	$30,830	n/a
11	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$41,810	$23,370	960
12	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$38,040	$28,120	80
13	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$38,040	$28,120	80
14	Federal, State, and Local Government	$38,040	$28,120	80
15	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$35,240	$27,310	n/a
16	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$35,240	$27,310	n/a
17	Mining	$32,940	$26,260	n/a