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Highest Paying Industries for Electricians

The top 100 highest paying industries for electricians (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 $89,130, other amusement and recreation industries is the highest paying industry for electricians. It is followed by natural gas distribution industry (average annual salary $87,090). 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 electricians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Electricians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$89,130	$48,040	n/a
2	Natural Gas Distribution	$87,090	$67,170	690
3	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$83,470	$67,230	n/a
4	Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$82,170	$56,120	120
5	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$81,290	$40,880	1,060
6	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$76,900	$41,780	50
7	Tobacco Manufacturing	$76,630	$44,330	370
8	Lessors of Real Estate	$75,700	$39,170	530
9	Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance	$74,900	$36,330	30
10	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$73,530	$46,330	70
11	Information	$72,040	$40,720	2,370
12	Utilities	$69,320	$40,870	7,030
13	Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	$69,170	$28,640	30
14	Oil and Gas Extraction	$68,950	$41,950	510
15	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$68,650	$38,950	1,670
16	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$68,650	$38,950	1,670
17	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$68,230	$54,590	4,480
18	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$67,840	$44,170	660
19	Scientific Research and Development Services	$67,840	$44,170	660
20	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$67,630	$40,250	6,120
21	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$67,000	$42,060	990
22	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$66,960	$43,880	1,470
23	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$66,560	$42,350	60
24	Real Estate	$66,300	$35,730	900
25	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$65,260	$37,940	140
26	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$65,240	$43,550	3,850
27	Beverage Manufacturing	$65,190	$40,490	620
28	Finance and Insurance	$64,940	$49,600	150
29	Household Appliance Manufacturing	$64,850	$49,820	240
30	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$64,680	$46,540	120
31	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$64,280	$35,230	190
32	Other Pipeline Transportation	$64,260	$31,810	n/a
33	Painting and Wall Covering Contractors	$64,240	$42,310	n/a
34	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$64,180	$36,430	340
35	Insurance Carriers	$63,950	$49,830	80
36	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$63,950	$49,830	80
37	Spectator Sports	$63,650	$37,680	280
38	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$63,550	$32,100	800
39	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$63,440	$39,070	1,110
40	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$63,190	$39,010	150
41	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$63,140	$35,060	1,110
42	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$62,560	$41,540	410
43	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$61,940	$51,340	40
44	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$61,080	$41,420	120
45	Metal Ore Mining	$60,990	$44,050	1,360
46	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$60,870	$41,920	190
47	Support Activities for Mining	$60,850	$35,990	3,410
48	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$60,730	$36,660	15,860
49	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$60,490	$41,570	190
50	Newspaper Publishers	$60,280	$41,210	180
51	Testing Laboratories	$59,980	$36,510	80
52	Mining	$59,800	$38,420	9,720
53	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$59,700	$40,420	350
54	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$59,570	$28,930	1,310
55	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$59,300	$33,970	5,750
56	Rail Transportation	$59,140	$42,080	2,650
57	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$59,030	$34,150	5,240
58	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$58,990	$37,390	13,870
59	Coal Mining	$58,980	$37,840	3,680
60	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$58,970	$35,620	100
61	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$58,830	$39,630	5,810
62	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$58,680	$41,260	80
63	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$58,630	$28,340	60
64	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$58,570	$37,830	4,170
65	Transportation and Warehousing	$58,340	$40,300	3,640
66	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$58,190	$40,540	380
67	Hospitals - Local government owned	$58,190	$40,540	380
68	Postal Service (federal government)	$58,020	$58,010	60
69	Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$57,860	$37,540	160
70	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$57,840	$39,580	1,440
71	Chemical Manufacturing	$57,720	$36,290	2,880
72	Animal Food Manufacturing	$57,690	$35,820	190
73	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$57,630	$29,550	2,890
74	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$57,390	$35,720	17,990
75	Educational Services - Privately owned	$57,310	$37,020	2,080
76	Facilities Support Services	$57,220	$37,880	760
77	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$57,140	$33,980	130
78	Rental and Leasing Services	$57,080	$33,790	210
79	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$57,010	$37,540	1,840
80	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$56,930	$36,220	220
81	Utility System Construction	$56,920	$33,620	7,110
82	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$56,730	$38,170	21,430
83	Federal, State, and Local Government	$56,730	$38,170	21,430
84	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$56,610	$34,360	430
85	Pipeline Transportation	$56,550	$34,240	250
86	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$56,480	$33,570	8,390
87	Paper Manufacturing	$56,450	$39,650	2,190
88	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$56,350	$31,780	140
89	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$56,290	$33,740	200
90	Performing Arts Companies	$56,280	$28,370	840
91	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$56,280	$34,420	720
92	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$56,130	$29,830	1,480
93	Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing	$56,070	$39,700	70
94	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$56,050	$37,270	860
95	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$55,920	$38,910	1,220
96	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$55,840	$38,420	350
97	Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing	$55,810	$40,960	560
98	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$55,770	$35,050	30
99	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$55,770	$38,240	250
100	Hospitals - Privately owned	$55,750	$40,150	2,730