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Highest Paying Industries for Elevator Installers and Repairers

The top 33 highest paying industries for elevator installers and repairers (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 $87,870, other general purpose machinery manufacturing is the highest paying industry for elevator installers and repairers. It is followed by machinery manufacturing industry (average annual salary $87,870). 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 elevator installers and repairers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 33 Highest Paying Industries for Elevator Installers and Repairers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$87,870	$51,200	460
2	Machinery Manufacturing	$87,870	$51,200	460
3	Manufacturing	$86,660	$48,020	480
4	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$79,160	$41,810	18,400
5	Building Equipment Contractors	$79,150	$41,770	18,410
6	Specialty Trade Contractors	$79,130	$41,740	18,460
7	Construction	$79,130	$41,740	18,460
8	Employment Services	$78,440	$27,980	80
9	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$77,870	$63,880	n/a
10	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$75,810	$54,820	70
11	Repair and Maintenance	$75,810	$54,820	70
12	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$75,810	$54,820	70
13	Administrative and Support Services	$75,700	$28,670	90
14	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$75,700	$28,670	90
15	Wholesale Trade	$74,910	$28,140	420
16	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$74,660	$63,940	680
17	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$74,430	$63,890	n/a
18	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$73,650	$62,450	n/a
19	Federal, State, and Local Government	$73,650	$62,450	n/a
20	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$73,150	$55,800	870
21	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$71,740	$27,220	n/a
22	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$68,600	$32,930	130
23	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$68,500	$27,810	150
24	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$66,840	$29,550	150
25	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$61,790	$43,180	170
26	Educational Services	$61,790	$43,180	170
27	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$61,290	$43,160	140
28	Educational Services - State government owned	$61,290	$43,160	140
29	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$60,820	$42,810	30
30	Educational Services - Privately owned	$60,820	$42,810	30
31	State government, including schools and hospitals	$60,630	$43,450	150
32	Federal government, including USPS	$59,790	$51,350	50
33	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$59,790	$51,340	50