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Highest Paying Industries for Other Construction Trades Helpers

The top 70 highest paying industries for other construction trades helpers (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 $45,040, advertising, public relations, and related services is the highest paying industry for other construction trades helpers. It is followed by painting and wall covering contractors industry (average annual salary $34,730). 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 other construction trades helpers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 70 Highest Paying Industries for Other Construction Trades Helpers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$45,040	$24,630	120
2	Painting and Wall Covering Contractors	$34,730	$31,040	n/a
3	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$34,580	$23,950	50
4	Repair and Maintenance	$34,580	$23,950	50
5	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$34,440	$24,480	60
6	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$33,890	$20,770	30
7	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$33,740	$20,730	230
8	Utilities	$33,520	$21,140	40
9	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$33,370	$19,290	490
10	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$33,010	$19,590	620
11	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$32,940	$20,730	970
12	Federal, State, and Local Government	$32,940	$20,730	970
13	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$32,590	$23,100	480
14	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$32,500	$20,860	70
15	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$32,400	$20,730	1,200
16	State government, including schools and hospitals	$32,390	$22,640	580
17	Educational Services - Local government owned	$31,900	$22,720	130
18	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$31,710	$16,710	50
19	Health Care and Social Assistance	$31,320	$20,440	50
20	Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors	$31,240	$20,900	670
21	Educational Services	$30,580	$21,550	250
22	Nonresidential Building Construction	$30,530	$20,850	1,180
23	Administrative and Support Services	$30,500	$19,350	n/a
24	Employment Services	$30,300	$19,450	n/a
25	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$30,150	$19,420	n/a
26	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$30,110	$21,420	430
27	Utility System Construction	$30,010	$23,110	960
28	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$29,870	$21,610	120
29	Temporary Help Services	$29,650	$20,150	570
30	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$29,480	$20,820	2,270
31	Construction of Buildings	$29,090	$19,920	1,940
32	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$28,820	$18,390	70
33	Wholesale Trade	$28,780	$18,860	100
34	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$28,640	$19,840	660
35	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$28,490	$21,090	90
36	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$28,340	$19,420	880
37	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$28,310	$25,370	40
38	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$28,310	$25,370	40
39	Educational Services - State government owned	$28,310	$20,700	100
40	Construction	$28,010	$19,510	14,630
41	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$27,910	$19,480	440
42	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$27,800	$20,030	2,860
43	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$27,640	$19,150	2,460
44	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$27,600	$18,240	80
45	Building Finishing Contractors	$27,420	$18,810	3,230
46	Specialty Trade Contractors	$27,420	$19,230	10,420
47	Masonry Contractors	$27,340	$19,230	230
48	Roofing Contractors	$27,130	$20,400	220
49	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$26,900	$17,690	n/a
50	Residential Building Construction	$26,600	$18,750	760
51	Building Equipment Contractors	$26,570	$18,730	1,870
52	Drywall and Insulation Contractors	$26,130	$18,580	1,450
53	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$25,290	$18,320	1,140
54	Support Activities for Mining	$24,860	$20,060	n/a
55	Mining	$24,650	$20,090	n/a
56	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$24,510	$16,700	n/a
57	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$24,510	$16,700	n/a
58	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$24,340	$20,350	70
59	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$24,160	$19,830	70
60	Engineering Services	$23,970	$17,740	90
61	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$23,930	$18,430	270
62	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$23,340	$16,870	320
63	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$23,010	$16,800	420
64	Manufacturing	$23,010	$17,060	570
65	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$22,840	$17,500	40
66	Retail Trade	$22,510	$17,680	580
67	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	$22,250	$18,000	420
68	Home Furnishings Stores	$22,240	$17,990	420
69	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$19,710	$17,920	70
70	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$19,710	$17,920	70